Luis E Rivera-Ramirez, MD| Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | 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
Practice locations
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3001 S Hanover St
Outpatient Center Ste 102
Baltimore, MD, 21225
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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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)