Luis E Rivera-Ramirez, MD| 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
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Glucose Control Management
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Density Disorder
- Breast Disorders
- 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
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Pituitary Apoplexy
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- 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
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Acne Education
- Adrenal Ablation
- Adrenal Antibody Testing
- Adrenal Biopsy
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Crisis Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Education
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Chemotherapy For Endocrine Disorders
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- 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
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- 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
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Laser Treatment For Endocrine Disorders
- Lifestyle Counseling For Osteoporosis Prevention
- Lobectomy
- Lymphoma Management
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- 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
- Pain Medication Management
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Paraganglioma Treatment
- Parathyroid Ablation
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parathyroid Ultrasound
- Pheochromocytoma Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Ablation
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Biopsy
- Pituitary Disorder Education
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Transplantation
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Pituitary Ultrasound
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Management
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Primary Aldosteronism Treatment
- Psychological Counseling For Cancer
- Selective Venous Sampling For Parathyroid Hormone
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Stress Test
- Surgical Treatment Of Endocrine Disorders
- Targeted Therapy For Endocrine Disorders
- 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
- Thyroidectomy
- Urea Reduction Ratio Test
- 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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Education
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)