Princy Nirmal Kumar, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
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Princy Nirmal Kumar

Princy Nirmal Kumar, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (668 reviews)

Specialties: Infectious Disease

Languages: English

(877) 665-8072

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
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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
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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
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-0086

Fax 877-665-8072

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

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

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Apr 24, 2026

    Dr. Kumar continually goes above and beyond with here care and has earned my utmost respect and she's caring and wants to always make sure the patient understand treatment! Super Doctor!

  • Apr 24, 2026

    Dr Kumar is an exceptionally thoughtful, caring person in addition to be an excellent, highly knowledgeable physician.

  • Apr 22, 2026

    Dr Kumar is always attentive and present during appointments, whether telemedicine or in person.