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
- Nephrotic Syndrome Due To Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- 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
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
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- POS OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Basic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Florida College of Medicine (2016)
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2014)
Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Science (2007)