Luis E Rivera-Ramirez, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Luis Rivera-Ramirez is a caring and diligent endocrinologist serving the communities of Baltimore and Pasadena, MD. Dr. Rivera-Ramirez attended the University of Puerto Rico, where he received his medical degree, and completed his fellowship at the University of Maryland. He also completed his residency and internship at U.S. Public Health Service Hospital.
Dr. Rivera-Ramirez is a part of MedStar Harbor Hospital - Diabetes. He is affiliated with MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Patients see Dr. Rivera-Ramirez for a variety of reasons, including endocrinology consultations. He is multilingual in English, Spanish, and Italian.
Patients trust Dr. Rivera-Ramirez's expertise because he consistently provides high quality care that leads to positive and lasting health outcomes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Glucose Control Management
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- 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
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipodystrophy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes In Children
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Education
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Training
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Endocrine System Disease Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Glucose Control Management
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Screening
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypopituitarism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Metabolic Syndrome Treatment
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Treatment
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Ablation
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Ablation
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Biopsy
- Pituitary Disorder Education
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Management
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Primary Aldosteronism Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Ablation
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Management
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Crisis Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Thyroid Disorder Education
- Thyroid Disorder Management
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Weight Loss Coaching
- 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
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (1974)
Residency: Wyman Park Medical Center (1972)
Internship: Wyman Park Medical Center (1970)
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (1969)