Thomas Wade Heckman, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Thomas Heckman, DO, is board certified in pain medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. His clinical interests include acute chronic neck and low back pain, neuropathic pain and sports-related pain, and he has served as co-investigator on musculoskeletal research projects.
Dr. Heckman received his DO from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his residency in PM&R at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar NRH, and his fellowship in pain medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a focus on interventional pain procedures.
Dr. Heckman treats patients at our outpatient physician location at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD. To schedule an appointment, please call 301-570-7415 or fax a referral to 301-570-7416.
Clinical areas of focus
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Intervention
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Arthropathy
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Sleep Disorders
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
Procedures I perform
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Intervention
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hyaluronic Acid Injection
- Joint Drainage
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
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
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Direct
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital-GME (2007)
Internship: Suburban Community Hospital GME (2004)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2003)