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