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