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
- Mesothelioma
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Hematuria
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Lupus Nephritis
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Mesothelioma
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Insufficiency
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Procedures I perform
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- Endocrinology Care
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Medication Administration And Management
- Neobladder Creation
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Renal Artery Stenosis Treatment
- Renal Biopsy
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- 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
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II Open Access
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)