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