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