Thomas Wade Heckman, DO| Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Pain Medicine | MedStar Health
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Thomas Wade Heckman

Thomas Wade Heckman, DO
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (1571 reviews)

Specialties: Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation

Languages: English

(301) 570-7416

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
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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
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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
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Practice locations

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18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 155
Olney, MD, 20832

301-570-7415
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Fax 301-570-7416

1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 210
McLean, VA, 22101-3732

703-288-2790
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miles away

Fax 703-288-2799

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

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)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • May 20, 2026

    I always appreciate the time that Dr. Heckman takes with me for our appointments. He listens closely to my concerns and discusses with me all the options for treatment.

  • May 19, 2026

    Dr. Heckman has been my doctor since he started practicing. He is kind, intelligent, caring!

  • May 4, 2026

    Dr.Heckman is one of the rare physicians nowadays who listens and explains all issues well!