Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Blood Clots
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Attack
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
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
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- POS OA
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Navigate
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2021)