Asha Merlin Tharakan, MPAS PA| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Atrial Flutter
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Vasovagal Syncope
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Conduction Disorders
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gestational Edema
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Muscle Disease
- Heart Valve Disorders
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Management
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Biostatistics
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Condition Management
- Cardiac Device Management
- Cardiac Disease Management
- Cardiac Enzyme Testing
- Cardiac Function Testing
- Cardiac Genetic Counseling
- Cardiac Health Education
- Cardiac Kinesiology
- Cardiac Machine Learning
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Stress
- Cardiac Metabolomics
- Cardiac Nutrition Counseling
- Cardiac Pain Management
- Cardiac Personalized Nutrition
- Cardiac Radiology
- Cardiac Research Methods
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Risk Assessment
- Cardiac Sports Medicine
- Cardiac Testing Services
- Cardiac Translational Research
- Cardiovascular Bioengineering
- Cardiovascular Biophotonics
- Cardiovascular Chemogenetics
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Cardiovascular Device Management
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management
- Cardiovascular Education And Training
- Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Cardiovascular Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology
- Cardiovascular Gene Expression Analysis
- Cardiovascular Glycomics
- Cardiovascular Health Informatics
- Cardiovascular Imaging Science
- Cardiovascular Medical Devices
- Cardiovascular Microbiome Analysis
- Cardiovascular Nanotechnology
- Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
- Cardiovascular Omics
- Cardiovascular Optics
- Cardiovascular Patient Empowerment
- Cardiovascular Personalized Medicine
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Precision Health
- Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program
- Cardiovascular Research
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardiovascular Synthetic Biology
- Cardiovascular Systems Biology
- Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Clinical Trials
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Stenting
- Diabetes Community Outreach
- Diabetes Telemedicine
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation
- Environmental Health
- Event Monitoring
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fluoroscopy Of Stomach
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Health Economics
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Medication Management
- Heart Failure Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Liver Transplant Support Groups
- Lymphedema
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Natural Language Processing
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Nutrition Counseling
- Orthopedic Urgent Care
- Pacemaker Upgrade
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Services
- Pathology Services
- Pediatric Toxicology
- Pediatric Trauma Care
- Pharmacogenomics
- Population Health Analytics
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Radiation Oncology Follow-Up
- Shared Decision Making
- Stem Cell Gene Editing
- Stress Echocardiography
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Unlisted Gastroenterology Procedure
- Vaccine Development And Policy
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Function Testing
- Ventricular Restoration
- Wellness Services
- Wound Care
Practice locations
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9105 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 209
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Medicare FFS
- Sentara Health
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OA Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: University of Nebraska Medical Center (2023)
Graduate: St. John's University Queens Campus (2012)