Ashtar Chami, MD| Transplant Nephrology, Nephrology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hematuria
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Kidney Stones
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- Amyloidosis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Electrolyte Disorders
- Hematuria
- High Blood Pressure
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Hypokalemia
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Stones
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lupus Nephritis
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Insufficiency
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Vasculitis
- Wilms Tumor
Procedures I perform
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Deceased Donor Transplant
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Renal Biopsy
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Vascular Access Creation
Practice locations
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110 Irving Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-7000
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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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Direct
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS II
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Emory University Hospital-GME (2011)
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2009)
Internship: Emory University School Of Medicine (2006)
Medical School: McGill University (2003)