Donna S. Westervelt, CRNP NP| Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Myocardial Infarction
- Stress Echocardiography
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chagas' Disease
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Emergency Use Of U07
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pleural Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HighMark
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
Education
Graduate: University of Maryland School of Nursing (1998)