April Watkins
1600 East Jefferson Street, Suite 600, 
Seattle, WA 

Overview

April K. Watkins is an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), board-certified in adult health. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from The University of Texas at Austin, where her research focused on atrial fibrillation and the development of risk factor modification clinics. With over 15 years of clinical experience, April specializes in cardiac electrophysiology and adult hospital medicine. She is passionate about improving cardiovascular outcomes and has presented nationally and internationally on atrial fibrillation, obesity, and risk factor modification. In addition to her clinical work, she serves as Director of Nursing for InterVol, an international non-profit that addresses healthcare disparities. In this role, she coordinates U.S. medical volunteers to support mobile clinics and healthcare initiatives in underserved areas, including Haiti, Brazil, and Honduras. April believes in patient-centered care and the power of prevention, education, and access to drive long-term health improvements. She values team-based care and building strong provider-patient relationships to support sustainable lifestyle changes.

Her top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Patent Foramen Ovale, Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Cardiomyopathy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas At Austin , 2022
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Nurse Practitioner in WA
Board Certifications
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Hospital Affiliations
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem BCBS
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cambia Health Solutions
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
Cigna
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Community Health
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  • HMO
Coordinated Care
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
Group Health Cooperative
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
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Kaiser Permanente
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Managed Medicaid
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Moda Health
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Oscar
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Premera
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  • PPO
Premera Blue Cross
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Primewell Health Services
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Regence
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UnitedHealthcare
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US Health and Life
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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Locations

Swedish Heart & Vascular - AFib Clinic
1600 East Jefferson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98122

Additional Areas of Focus

Watkins has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Hypertension
Malignant Hypertension
Pericarditis
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
Orthostatic Hypotension
Pulmonary Edema
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Coronary Artery Fistula
Myocarditis
Patent Foramen Ovale
Tricuspid Regurgitation
Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiac Arrest
Atrial Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia
Atrial Tachycardia
Atherosclerosis
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
Cardiomyopathy
Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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