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Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD

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(Dr. Sean Whelton, M.D.)

(706 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Tulane University School of Medicine (1997)

Professional interests include: discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), arthritis, synovitis (joint lining inflammation), and more.

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC 20007

(202) 444-6200

Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD is a rheumatologist in Washington, DC specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1997 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD is affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health and MGMC LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC 20007

Some issues Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

aspiration	18
doctor visit	269
hospital care	80
injections	18
inpatient care	80
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

aspiration	24
doctor visit	276
hospital care	131
injections	24
inpatient care	131
preventive care	22
vaccines	22

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	66
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

aspiration	26
doctor visit	251
hospital care	94
injections	26
inpatient care	94

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

doctor visit	222
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

doctor visit	191
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

doctor visit	167
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

doctor visit	170
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	0

doctor visit	108
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

doctor visit	142
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

doctor visit	133
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Washington, DC were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	194
hospital care	86
injections	22
inpatient care	86
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	83
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	66

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	7
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Georgetown University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Health

MGMC LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Anthem, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, Aetna Open Choice (PPO), United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA, Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA, Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II, United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS), Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network, Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund), Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS), United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Aetna Student Health Insurance, Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus, D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO), CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Anthem

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Beech Street PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Aetna Student Health Insurance

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 706 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sean Andrew Whelton, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-12-27