Thomas Wade Heckman, DO| Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Thomas Heckman, DO, is board certified in pain medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. His clinical interests include acute chronic neck and low back pain, neuropathic pain and sports-related pain, and he has served as co-investigator on musculoskeletal research projects.
Dr. Heckman received his DO from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his residency in PM&R at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar NRH, and his fellowship in pain medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a focus on interventional pain procedures.
Dr. Heckman treats patients at our outpatient physician location at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD. To schedule an appointment, please call 301-570-7415 or fax a referral to 301-570-7416.
Clinical areas of focus
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Intervention
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Procedures I perform
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Intervention
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hyaluronic Acid Injection
- Joint Drainage
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Prime
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital-GME (2007)
Internship: Suburban Community Hospital GME (2004)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2003)