About me
Dr. Amanda Tinsley is a board-certified neurologist and headache specialist. She sees patients in McLean, Virginia.
The conditions she treats include migraine, cluster headaches, tension-type headache, post-traumatic headaches, occipital neuralgia, and rare headache disorders. She uses a wide variety of treatment methods in headache management including medications, nonpharmacologic therapies, lifestyle modifications, and procedures such as Botox for chronic migraine and nerve blocks for chronic headache.
Dr. Tinsley is involved in numerous clinical trials investigating new treatments for headache disorders and has presented her research at national and international conferences. She is dedicated to medical education, teaching residents and medical students. She is a member of the American Headache Society, International Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Headache
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Nerve Block
- Trigger Point Injection
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine/Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Missouri Columbia (2011)