Brenda Jean Beckett, ACNP MS| Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Complications Of Procedures
- Heart Block
- Heart Block After Cardiac Surgery
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Myocardial Infarction (HEART ATTACK)
- Tachycardia
- Vaginal Fistula
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
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
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Network OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2005)