About Virginia Heart
Virginia Heart is a large Northern Virginia cardiology group and Dr. Riggs works in its sleep center rather than on the cardiology side. She handles insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs, narcolepsy and vasomotor symptoms, and she is board certified in sleep medicine as well as pulmonary and critical care. Her stated special interest is women's sleep health during the menopause transition and around pregnancy. Nothing on the site says she prescribes hormone therapy, so the care she lists is sleep focused. New patients call the main scheduling line and fill in health history and registration forms ahead of the first visit, and the office files insurance claims for you. Before returning to Virginia she worked as a critical care attending in Brooklyn and Manhattan intensive care units at the height of the COVID pandemic.
Care
Treats
- Perimenopause
- Menopause
- Hot flashes
- Sleep problems
- Mood & anxiety
- Brain fog
- Vaginal dryness
- Low libido
- Irregular periods
Cost and insurance
Insurance
Aetna
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program
Cigna
UnitedHealthcare
MultiPlan
CareFirst
Medicare Advantage
Medicaid managed care
Tricare
CHAMPVA
Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
Innovation Health (Aetna)
Innovation Health Medicare Advantage
Magellan Complete Care
Magellan Complete Care of VA CCC plus & D-SNP
Magellan Medicare Advantage
Medcost VA Plus, Ultra -- Formerly known as VA Health Network (VHN)
Optima Health Medicare Advantage (non-par for sleep studies)
Virginia Medicaid
Virginia Premier, Virginia Premier Medicare Advantage, Premier Health Plan CCC Plus Elite and Elite Plus (non-par for sleep studies)
Humana Medicare Advantage & Military only (no sleep studies except for Humana through Virginia Health Network)
John Hopkins US Family Health Plan only (non-par for sleep studies)
Kaiser (sleep studies ONLY, non par for all other services)
Optima Health Medicaid, HMO-SNP & CCC Plus Plans Only (non-par for sleep studies)
Medicare
Medicaid (VA)
Self-pay
Available — prices aren’t published, ask for rates
The practice files insurance claims and offers payment plans for people without coverage, and several plans on its participating list are in network for office visits but not for sleep studies.
Verified October 2026. Coverage depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer before your visit.
Qualifications
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