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