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