Nyah Dionne Townsend, MHS PA| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- Medicare FFS
- IH-EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE East Prime
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2024)