Nicholas Paivanas, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Nicholas Andrew Paivanas, MD, is a board certified cardiologist. His interests include preventive cardiology, treatment resistant hypertension, lipid disorders, coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, congestive heart failure, cardio-oncology, and cardiac imaging including echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.
His primary focus is educating patients in healthy lifestyle choices for reducing high cholesterol and controlling lipid abnormalities, to help prevent serious heart and vascular disease before it begins. Treating each case as unique, his emphasis is on preventive cardiology, simplifying hypertension therapy, valve disorders and lipid therapy. He strives to implement the best and most effective approach for each patient.
His approach with patients is to ensure that any intervention or medication fits with the lifestyle of each patient. This strategy provides the best specialized care and leads to greater success for patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Abnormal Breathing
- 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 Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cyst
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Stenosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Infectious Endocarditis
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pacemaker Management
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachyarrhythmia
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transposition Of The Great Arteries
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Unstable Angina
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasculitis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Direct
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- POS OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Sentara Health
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Residency Program: University of Rochester Medical Center (2013)
Internship Program: University of Rochester Medical Center (2011)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2010)
Awards
- 2013-14 Hospital Medicine Division Resident Teaching Award URMC, Rochester, NY
- 2013-14 Hospital Medicine Division Medical Student Teaching Award URMC, Rochester, NY
- 2010-11 David A. Haller Award Awarded to medical intern demonstrating outstanding devotion to patient care. URMC, Rochester, NY
- 2011-15 Strong Star Certificate of Appreciation (multiple occurrences) Recognition for providing exceptional service and displaying compassion and respect to patients, families, and coworkers. URMC, Rochester, NY