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
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center (2013)
Internship: University of Rochester Medical Center (2011)
Medical Education: 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