Richard Ira Weinstein, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Richard Weinstein, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist who provides diagnostics and treatment of general heart conditions and specializes in non-invasive testing, nuclear cardiology, and transesophageal echocardiography. He is board certified by the American College of Cardiology and the American Board of Internal Medicine.
As a long-time leader at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Dr. Weinstein serves as the hospital’s Director of Echocardiography, Associate Medical Director of Quality, and Chairman of the Peer Review Committee.
Dr. Weinstein’s philosophy of care is “I strive to partner with each of my patients, serving as a consultant in their lifelong healthcare journey.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Fever With Heart Involvement
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Care
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Electrocardiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Palpitation Treatment
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Network OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (1995)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (1992)
Internship: George Washington University Hospital (1990)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1989)