Melissa Jeanne Scalchunes, AGACNP DNP MSN NP| Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology | MedStar Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Amyloidosis
- Angina Pectoris
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Cardioverter
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Recovery
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- 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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Student Resources
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Medicine
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Adult
Graduate: University of Michigan-Flint (2020)
Graduate: University of Cincinnati (2013)
