Negiin Pourafshar, MD| Nephrology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Tubulo
- Contracted Kidney
- Diabetic Emergency
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gestational Edema
- Hematuria
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Inflammation
- Kidney Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Proteinuria
- Pyelonephritis
- Recurrent Hematuria
- Renal Agenesis And Reduction Defects Of Kidney
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Insufficiency
- Renal Reduction Defects Of Kidney
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Procedures I perform
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Imaging Studies For Kidney Disease
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Limited Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- Medication Administration And Management
- Microalbuminuria Testing
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Peritoneal Cavity Irrigation With Dialysate
- Renal Biopsy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vascular Access Creation
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
6 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Classic 3500
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OA Plus
- HighMark
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: University of Florida College of Medicine (2016)
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2014)
Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Science (2007)