Amar Prakash Dave, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Internal Medicine
Languages: English
About me
Additional language: Gujarati (Indo-Aryan language)
Areas of clinical interest
- Lifestyle medicine: Applying evidence-based behavioral interventions to prevent, treat, and manage chronic diseases
- Preventive care for adults age 18 and older
Philosophy of care
“As a diplomat of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, my goal is to be a coach for motivated patients to address the root cause of their chronic diseases by focusing on the central pillars of lifestyle medicine such as nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction, restorative sleep, and positive psychology to treat and reverse diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Medications are used as an adjunct only whenever possible.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Cough
- Diabetes Management
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Physical Exams
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Sore Throat Management
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acne
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anemia
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Bleeding Disorders
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Cough
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eczema (ATOPIC DERMATITIS)
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- High Cholesterol
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Male Impotence
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Palpitations
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Shoulder Burns
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tendinous Disorders
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vitamin Deficiency
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Chronic Cough Management
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Dietary Counseling
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise Plan
- Flu Shot
- Functional Abdominal Pain Treatment
- Glucose Control Management
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- In-Office Laboratory Testing
- Labs And Blood Work
- Lipid Profile
- Mammography
- Meditation And Mindfulness
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Motivational Interviewing
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exams
- Preventive Action
- Preventive Medicine Counseling
- Psa Testing
- Routine Checkup
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Hygiene Counseling
- Sore Throat Management
- Sports Physicals
- Tobacco Cessation
- Travel Health
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Weight Management Program
- Wellness Exams
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
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Network OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Sentara Health
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency Program: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2016)
Internship Program: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2014)
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine (2013)