About me
Dr. Amanda Tinsley is a board-certified neurologist and headache specialist. She sees patients in McLean, Virginia.
The conditions she treats include migraine, cluster headaches, tension-type headache, post-traumatic headaches, occipital neuralgia, and rare headache disorders. She uses a wide variety of treatment methods in headache management including medications, nonpharmacologic therapies, lifestyle modifications, and procedures such as Botox for chronic migraine and nerve blocks for chronic headache.
Dr. Tinsley is involved in numerous clinical trials investigating new treatments for headache disorders and has presented her research at national and international conferences. She is dedicated to medical education, teaching residents and medical students. She is a member of the American Headache Society, International Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Headache
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Botulinum Toxin Injections For Migraines
- Nerve Block
- Trigger Point Injection
Practice locations
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1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 300 3rd Fl
McLean, VA, 22101
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: St. Louis University School of Medicine/Medical Center (2015)
Medical School: University of Missouri Columbia (2011)