Thomas Wade Heckman, DO| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Thomas Heckman, DO, is board certified in pain medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. His clinical interests include acute chronic neck and low back pain, neuropathic pain and sports-related pain, and he has served as co-investigator on musculoskeletal research projects.
Dr. Heckman received his DO from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed his residency in PM&R at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar NRH, and his fellowship in pain medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a focus on interventional pain procedures.
Dr. Heckman treats patients at our outpatient physician location at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD. To schedule an appointment, please call 301-570-7415 or fax a referral to 301-570-7416.
Clinical areas of focus
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Intervention
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Arthropathy
- Biomechanical Lesions
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cerebral Palsy
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Disorders
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder Burns
- Sleep Disorders
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thumb Synovitis
Procedures I perform
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Intervention
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hyaluronic Acid Injection
- Joint Drainage
- Joint Pain Treatment
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Trigger Point Injection
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
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-POS
- CareFirst EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CIGNA Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2008)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2007)
Internship: Suburban Community Hospital GME (2004)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2003)