Neelam Thapa, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- ADHD diagnosis and management
- Adolescent health
- Asthma diagnosis and management
- Growth, development, and early intervention
- Pediatric rashes, immunizations, and preventative care
Languages:
Nepali, Hindi, basic Spanish, English
Philosophy of care
“I truly believe that health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being. I look forward to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to my patients and their families.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Ear Infection
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problem Evaluation
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Seasonal Allergies Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abdominal Wall Injury
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Movements
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asthma
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Child Speech Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conditions Of Integument Specific To Newborn
- Congenital Malformations Of Larynx
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cradle Cap (SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS)
- Croup
- Dermatitis Due To Substances
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Developmental Delays
- Diaper Rash
- Disorders Of Puberty
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Eccrine Sweat Disorders
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Erythema Multiforme
- Eyelid Disorders
- Facial Birthmarks
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Fever
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm Fracture
- Fungal Infections
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- General Symptoms
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hemangioma
- Herpes
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Impetigo
- Impulse Disorder
- Intestinal Infections
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lymphadenitis
- Malabsorption
- Menstrual Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasopharyngitis
- Newborn Feeding Problems
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Protozoal Diseases
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Shin Splint
- Sinus Infections
- Sleep Disorders
- Sports Concussion
- Syncope
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tic Disorder
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Urological Disorders
- Viral Infection
- Vision Disturbances
- Vomiting And Nausea
Procedures I perform
- Acne Treatment
- Adhd Evaluation
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Asthma Management
- Behavioral Assessment
- Bipap Therapy
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cerebral Palsy Management
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Development Evaluation
- Community Health Education
- Cystitis Treatment
- Distance Stereoacuity Test
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ear Infection Treatment
- Flu Shot
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Geriatric Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hearing Testing
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- I-131 Therapy
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intestinal Atresia Treatment
- Labs And Blood Work
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Learning Disability Support
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Meal Planning
- Medication Administration And Management
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Health Medication Management
- Milk Allergy Treatment
- Muscle Injection
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Problem Evaluation
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Pap Smear
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pesticide Poisoning Treatment
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- School Physicals
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Sleep Study
- Sore Throat Management
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Speech Therapy
- Sports Physicals
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Viral Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Weight Measurement
- Wellness And Prevention
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
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Passport
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HighMark
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- OA Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Medical School: Kathmandu University School of Medical Science (2003)