Asha Merlin Tharakan, MPAS PA| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Atrial Flutter
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Vasovagal Syncope
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gestational Edema
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Muscle Disease
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Management
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Biostatistics
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Condition Management
- Cardiac Device Management
- Cardiac Disease Management
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Function Testing
- Cardiac Genetic Counseling
- Cardiac Health Education
- Cardiac Kinesiology
- Cardiac Machine Learning
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Stress
- Cardiac Metabolomics
- Cardiac Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiac Pain Management
- Cardiac Personalized Nutrition
- Cardiac Radiology
- Cardiac Research Methods
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiac Sports Medicine
- Cardiac Testing Services
- Cardiac Translational Research
- Cardiovascular Bioengineering
- Cardiovascular Biophotonics
- Cardiovascular Chemogenetics
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Cardiovascular Device Management
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management
- Cardiovascular Education And Training
- Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Cardiovascular Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology
- Cardiovascular Gene Expression Analysis
- Cardiovascular Glycomics
- Cardiovascular Health Informatics
- Cardiovascular Imaging Science
- Cardiovascular Medical Devices
- Cardiovascular Microbiome Analysis
- Cardiovascular Nanotechnology
- Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
- Cardiovascular Omics
- Cardiovascular Optics
- Cardiovascular Patient Empowerment
- Cardiovascular Personalized Medicine
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Precision Health
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
- Cardiovascular Research
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardiovascular Synthetic Biology
- Cardiovascular Systems Biology
- Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Clinical Trials
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Stenting
- Diabetes Community Outreach
- Diabetes Telemedicine
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation
- Environmental Health
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fluoroscopy Of Stomach
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Health Economics
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Failure Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Liver Transplant Support Groups
- Lymphedema
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Natural Language Processing
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Urgent Care
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Services
- Pathology Services
- Pediatric Toxicology
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Pharmacogenomics
- Population Health Analytics
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Radiation Oncology Follow-Up
- Shared Decision Making
- Stem Cell Gene Editing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Unlisted Gastroenterology Procedure
- Vaccine Development And Policy
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Function Testing
- Ventricular Restoration
- Wellness Services
- Wound Care
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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Network OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: University of Nebraska Medical Center (2023)
Graduate: St. John's University Queens Campus (2012)