William M Tsai, MD| Brain Injury Medicine, Brain Injury And Stroke Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
William M Tsai

William M Tsai, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (122 reviews)

Specialties: Brain Injury Medicine, Brain Injury And Stroke Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Botox For Migraine Prevention
  • Spasticity Rehabilitation
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Movements
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Artery Disorders Of The Brain
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
  • Binocular Movement Disorders
  • Brain Disorders
  • Brain Injury From Trauma
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Brain Injury With Cognitive Impairment
  • Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • Head Injury
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
  • Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Subcortical Infarction
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Procedures I perform

  • Adult Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
  • Botox For Migraine Prevention
  • Botox Injections For Pain
  • Spasticity Rehabilitation
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
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Practice locations

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102 Irving St NW
Ste 1332
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-1621

Fax 202-829-2632

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miles away

Fax 202-829-2632

3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-1621

Fax 202-877-1998

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miles away

Fax 202-877-1998

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center (2023)

Residency: New York University Langone Medical Center (2022)

Internship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2019)

Medical School: New York University Medical Center (2018)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.8
  • 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
  • Nov 6, 2025

    Dr Tsai is always very personable, listens to and addresses all concerns

  • Oct 28, 2025

    I really like Dr. Tsai, he is a great listener and was most thorough in his exam and with follow-up recommendations. I felt like he really got the issue.

  • Aug 29, 2025

    Very good