Rebecca Nirmal Kumar, MD, MS| Infectious Diseases | MedStar Health
Rebecca Nirmal Kumar

Rebecca Nirmal Kumar, MD,  MS
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Infectious Diseases

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Cellulitis
  • Clostridium Difficile
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Prosthetic Joint Infection
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
  • Staphylococcus Infections
  • Travel Medicine
  • Travel Vaccination
  • Yellow Fever Vaccination
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  • Aspergillosis Infection
  • Babesiosis Infection
  • Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Bartonellosis Diseases
  • Cellulitis
  • Cerebral Toxoplasmosis
  • Chronic Osteomyelitis
  • Clostridium Difficile
  • Fever Of Unknown Origin
  • Fungemia
  • Genital Herpes, Male
  • Gonorrhea
  • Helminthiasis
  • Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Herpes
  • Herpes Zoster
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Joint Infection
  • Leptospirosis
  • Listeriosis
  • Meningitis
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Mucormycosis
  • Mycobacterial Infection
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Pneumocystis Carinii
  • Pneumonia
  • Prosthetic Joint Infection
  • Q Fever
  • Septic Arthritis
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
  • Staphylococcus Infections
  • Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
  • Syphilis
  • Tick Borne Infections
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Transplant Related Infection
  • Traveler's Diarrhea
  • Tuberculosis
  • Varicella
  • Viral Encephalitis
  • Viral Meningitis
  • West Nile Virus
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Procedures I perform

  • Antiretroviral Salvage Therapy
  • Flu Shot Vaccination
  • Hepatitis A Vaccination
  • Hepatitis B Vaccination
  • Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination
  • Measles Vaccination
  • Meningitis Vaccination
  • Meningococcal Vaccine
  • MMR Vaccine
  • Pneumonia Vaccination
  • Polio Vaccination
  • Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PREP)
  • Rabies Vaccination
  • Shingles Vaccination
  • Travel Medicine
  • Travel Vaccination
  • Tuberculosis (TB) Test
  • Typhoid Fever Vaccination
  • Yellow Fever Vaccination
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-0086

Fax 877-665-8072

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Fax 877-665-8072

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • I-SNP
    • Tricare East Select
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • United Navigate
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • Carefirst EPO
    • United Choice Plus
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • United Optimum Choice
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Virginia Premier
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • United Golden Rule
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Kaiser Signature
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • D-SNP)
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • Tricare for Life East
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Tricare East Prime
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Cigna EPO
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • Aetna HMO
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • United Choice
    • United Student Resources
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Kaiser Select
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • First Health PPO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Graduate: Northwestern University (2021)

Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2020)

Fellowship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2020)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2020)

Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center (2018)

Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2018)

Residency: Medstar Health (2018)

Medical School: Georgetown University (2015)