Princy Nirmal Kumar, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Kumar is the Division Chief of Infectious Disease.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Aspergillosis
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Fungal Meningitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza In Immunocompromised Patients
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Meningitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Penile Inflammation
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Relapsing Fevers
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vibrio Infections
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Vaccinations
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-0086Fax 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1990)
Residency: Englewood Hospital & Medical Center (1988)
Internship: Englewood Hospital & Medical Center (1986)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (1980)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025