Chelsea McCracken, CRNP| Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Chelsea McCracken, CRNP, is a certified adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner at MedStar Health Cardiology at Annapolis Medical Parkway. She specializes in cardiovascular disease and provides comprehensive preoperative cardiac evaluations for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. In her role, Chelsea reviews medical histories, assesses cardiac risk, and guides medication management to optimize patient safety before surgery. She collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate testing and care planning, with a focus on evidence-based practice and patient-centered communication.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Chelsea served as an acute care nurse practitioner in both intensive care and transplant surgery settings. She managed critically ill medical and surgical patients, led multidisciplinary rounds, and performed advanced procedures including intubation, arterial line placement, and ventilator management. Previously at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, she provided care for post operative transplant patients and participated in transplant education initiatives. Chelsea began her career as a registered ICU nurse, where she achieved Level III Clinical Ladder status and contributed to hospital-wide safety councils.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
Practice locations
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2002 Medical Pkwy
Ste 500
Annapolis, MD, 21401
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 Better Health of VA
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HighMark
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UHC Passport
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Allied Health Education: Penn State University Hospital-Milton S. (2018)