Kristin Ellen Murphy, PA-C| Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Kristin E. Murphy, PA-C, is a certified physician assistant specializing in both inpatient and outpatient general cardiology at MedStar Health. With over nine years of experience as a PA, she has cared for patients in inpatient cardiology and cardiac ICUs, the cardiac catheterization lab, inpatient and outpatient stress testing labs, and urgent care, and is skilled at collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams to provide the highest quality care to patients.
Prior to her current position, she worked with the Cardiac Critical Care & Advanced Heart Failure program at the University of Maryland Medical Center; in General & Interventional Cardiology at George Washington University Hospital, and in Interventional Cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Her professional affiliations include the American College of Cardiology, the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Women in Transplant Cardiology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Murmur
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Failure Treatment
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Navigate
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OA Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
Education
Board Certification: National Comm on Certif of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant
Medical Education: Wake Forest University (2016)