About me
Richa Gupta, MD, MPH, is an advanced heart failure specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and internal medicine. She is a member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Gupta provides care for patients with a wide range of heart failure diagnoses, including those with newly diagnosed and longstanding heart failure, as well as patients being evaluated for or who have undergone heart transplant or LVAD implantation. Her goal is to work with patients to control their symptoms and improve survival, but also most importantly to do everything possible to improve their quality of life.
From a research standpoint, Dr. Gupta is interested in improving care and outcomes for heart transplant recipients and the use of advanced imaging modalities in management of both transplant recipients and cardiomyopathy patients. She hopes her work will allow physicians to individualize care and prognosticate outcomes for these complex patients. She is also interested in ways we can improve quality of life for patients (and for women in particular) with heart failure, LVAD and heart transplant.
Dr. Gupta partners with referring physicians to help identify early signs of heart failure in their patients. She will provide a consult and help clarify a diagnosis if there is even a suspicion of progressing heart disease.
Philosophy of Care:
I believe in helping each person understand their disease and overall trajectory and providing guidance through their options. I also believe in treating my patients as I would expect my own family to be treated. In my conversations with patients, I am honest and transparent about their disease, what can be done, and what to expect with advanced heart failure therapies. Ultimately, I partner with each patient and their caregivers to create the best, individualized, plan of care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Coronary Artery Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-HMO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2021)
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2020)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2017)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2014)
Graduate: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2013)