Azeb Befekadu Tessema, FNP MSN| Vascular Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioaccess Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Arteriovenous Anastomosis
- Arteriovenous Fistula Revision
- Atherectomy
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Dilation Of Upper Vein
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Femoral Artery Stenting
- Femoropopliteal Bypass Surgery
- Graft Placement
- Iliac Artery Stenting
- Infected Graft Excision
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Leg Pain Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- May-Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Mesenteric Artery Bypass
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microphlebectomy
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Revascularization
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Subclavian Artery Stenting
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thrombolysis
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Creation
- Vascular Access Revision
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Reconstruction
- Vascular Stenting
- Vena Cava Catheter Introduction
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Venous Stenting
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Walden University (2024)