Nicholas Paivanas, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Nicholas Andrew Paivanas, MD, is a board certified cardiologist. His interests include preventive cardiology, treatment resistant hypertension, lipid disorders, coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, congestive heart failure, cardio-oncology, and cardiac imaging including echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.
His primary focus is educating patients in healthy lifestyle choices for reducing high cholesterol and controlling lipid abnormalities, to help prevent serious heart and vascular disease before it begins. Treating each case as unique, his emphasis is on preventive cardiology, simplifying hypertension therapy, valve disorders and lipid therapy. He strives to implement the best and most effective approach for each patient.
His approach with patients is to ensure that any intervention or medication fits with the lifestyle of each patient. This strategy provides the best specialized care and leads to greater success for patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cyst
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chagas' Disease
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pacemaker Management
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmia
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Navigate
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: University of Rochester Medical Center (2013)
Internship Program: University of Rochester Medical Center (2011)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2010)
Awards
- 2013-14 Hospital Medicine Division Resident Teaching Award URMC, Rochester, NY
- 2013-14 Hospital Medicine Division Medical Student Teaching Award URMC, Rochester, NY
- 2010-11 David A. Haller Award Awarded to medical intern demonstrating outstanding devotion to patient care. URMC, Rochester, NY
- 2011-15 Strong Star Certificate of Appreciation (multiple occurrences) Recognition for providing exceptional service and displaying compassion and respect to patients, families, and coworkers. URMC, Rochester, NY