Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiology
Languages: Gujarati, English
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- 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 Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- 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 Disease In Women
- 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 Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- 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
- Preventive Cardiology
- 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
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Passport
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- HighMark
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2021)