Cynthia J. Bither, MSN NP| Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
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 Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Navigate
- POS OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Network OA
- Choice POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HighMark
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: George Mason University (1994)