Richard Paul Jones, MD| Cardiac Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
About me
Richard Paul Jones II, MD, is a board-eligible cardiac electrophysiologist practicing at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.
Dr. Jones treats all heart rhythm issues, including atrial arrhythmias, like PSVT, atrial flutters, and atrial fibrillation; and ventricular arrhythmias, like ventricular tachycardia. He performs ablation procedures for all heart rhythm issues, pacemaker and defibrillator implantations, and left atrial appendage closures with Watchman and Amulet.
Electrophysiology is a growing and dynamic field, and Dr. Jones is enthusiastic about new developments such as left bundle branch pacing and pulse field ablation for the treatment of arrhythmias. Dr. Jones performs left bundle area pacing and has participated in pulse-field ablation clinical trials.
He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society.
“The doctors we remember are those that we really connect with. A large part of what I do is to try to make those connections with my patients and their families. My role as an electrophysiologist is to guide my patients through their decisions around medical care. I treat my patients with the same level of care that I would provide my own family. I’m available for any and all electrophysiology referrals and look forward to collaborating with referring physicians.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Circulatory System Complications
- Heart Block
- Heart Palpitations
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Medicare FFS
- POS OA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Cardiology (2022)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Cardiology (2020)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center-GME/Registrar (2016)
Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine (2013)