Nyah Dionne Townsend, MHS PA| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
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Nyah Dionne Townsend, MHS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • General Cardiology
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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
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Procedures I perform

  • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
  • Cardiovascular Disease Screening
  • Cholesterol Screening
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  • Coronary Artery Disease Management
  • Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Exercise Stress Test
  • Extended Ecg Analysis
  • External Electrocardiographic Recording
  • General Cardiology
  • Heart Rhythm Monitoring
  • Holter Monitoring
  • Intravascular Ultrasound
  • Lipid Profile
  • Myocardial Infarction Treatment
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Nuclear Stress Test
  • Palpitation Treatment
  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
  • Pulmonary Vein Isolation
  • Stress Test
  • Syncope Treatment
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
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Practice locations

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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 100
Brandywine, MD, 20613

301-782-2220

Fax 301-782-2221

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Fax 301-782-2221

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

Education

Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants

Graduate: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2024)