Ajay Behari, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
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Ajay Behari

Ajay Behari, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (368 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Languages: English

410-553-0986

About me

As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.

Ajay Behari, MD, is a physician at MedStar Health specializing in critical care medicine, pulmonology, and sleep medicine. Dr. Behari received his medical degree at American University of the Caribbean and completed a fellowship at Summa Health Systems. He then went on to complete a fellowship at the University of Arizona University Campus. Dr. Behari is board certified in critical care medicine, internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and sleep medicine.  

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Circadian Rhythm Disorder
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
  • Sleep Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Home Sleep Apnea Test
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
  • Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Polysomnography
  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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Practice locations

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5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 500
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-444-1323
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Fax 443-444-1327

808 Landmark Dr
Ste 116
Glen Burnie, MD, 21061

410-256-2524
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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 300
Baltimore, MD, 21237

410-682-5282
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Fax 410-682-5286

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship: University of Arizona College of Medicine (2006)

Residency: Summa Health System GME (2003)

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (2000)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

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

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Apr 9, 2026

    He's a very caring Dr.

  • Mar 11, 2026

    Excellent doctor. Truly listened and his concern was obvious. Have not had this level of pulmonary care in years!

  • Mar 10, 2026

    Very good doctor