Jason Adam Wexler, MD| Endocrinology, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Jason Wexler, MD, is an attending endocrinologist serving in the thyroid/metabolic bone unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Lafayette offices. Dr. Wexler is also a clinical assistant professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.Dr. Wexler received his undergraduate degree in Nutritional Biochemistry from Cornell University. His medical degree was received Magna Cum Laude from the State University of New York at Brooklyn, where he was tapped for Alpha Omega Alpha. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center and his fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Wexler is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is certified by the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Dr. Wexler is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Thyroid Association, the Endocrine Society and the American College of Physicians. He has published several journal articles, abstracts and book chapters.
Clinical areas of focus
- Graves Disease
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Blood Sugar
- High Cholesterol
- Hirsutism
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipid Disorders
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Type 2 Diabetes With Nonketotic Hyperglycemic
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Testing
- Calcium Supplementation
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexa Scans
- Dopamine Therapy
- Enterectomy
- Exercise Plan
- Free Thyroxine (FT4) Test
- Glucose Control Management
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hemoglobin A1c
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Test
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody (TPO) Testing
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Testing
- Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin (TSI) Testing
- Vocal Cord Nodules Treatment
- Weight Loss Therapy
- Weight Management Program
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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2000)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (1998)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1995)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025