Thomas Wade Heckman, DO| Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | 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
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Knee Injection
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arthropathy
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Osteoarthritis
- Scoliosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Falls Prevention
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Intervention
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hyaluronic Acid Infusions
- Hyaluronic Acid Injection
- Injury Prevention
- Injury Rehabilitation
- Joint Drainage
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Kinesiology
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Injection
- Knee Pain Treatment
- Lumbar Sympathetic Radiofrequency
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Pain Treatment
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Orthopedic Disorders
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Pain Management Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Pain Relief Treatment
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Prosthetic And Orthotic Therapy
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rehabilitation
- Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Second Opinion Evaluation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Network OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Internship: Suburban Community Hospital GME (2004)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2003)