Richard J. Walsh, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Walsh received his medical degree from St. George's University in 1985. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, and joined Wilkens Medical Center in 1989, becoming medical director in 1990. He is a physician advisor for MedStar Family Choice. Dr. Walsh is married with four children.
Dr. Walsh has been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and American Diabetes Association Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP). Clinicians who achieve DRP Recognition are part of an elite group that is publicly recognized for its skill in providing the highest level of diabetes care.
Dr. Walsh has also been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Physician Practice Connections Patient-Centered Medical Home Program (PPC-PCMH). Recognition identifies clinicians who make the most of clinical information to make better decisions and provide better follow-up care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Practice locations
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4660 Wilkens Ave
Ste 100
Baltimore, MD, 21229
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
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
Education
Residency Program: Methodist Hopsital - Brooklyn (1989)
Internship Program: Methodist Hopsital - Brooklyn (1987)
Medical School: St. George's University - School of Medicine (1985)