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