Namita Puran, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Hematology and Oncology, Pulmonary Medicine, Family Medicine
Languages: English
202-877-8539
About me
Namita Puran, FNP-C, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She specializes in risk assessments, screenings, and counseling for lung cancer, pulmonary nodules, and tobacco use disorders. She also is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Her approach to care centers on shared decision-making, which empowers patients to collaborate with clinicians in the design of personalized treatment plans. She is also a nurse educator who provides tobacco smoking counseling and lung cancer screenings to motivate patients to quit smoking while helping them manage chronic conditions like emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other health concerns. When combined with a multidisciplinary team of interventional pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and radiologists, patients receive comprehensive services at one convenient location.
Namita is dedicated to addressing health disparities related to lung cancer screenings and prevention access in underserved communities. Her current clinical and research interests are lung cancer risk assessments and screenings as well as tobacco use treatments. She is also passionate about integrating assessments and counseling to help identify more people who need support. Referring physicians should know that she welcomes patients who have smoking histories and need low-dose CT or PET/CT scans for lung cancer evaluations.
Philosophy of Care
“My goal is to provide optimal care that helps people live healthier and longer lives. I’m passionate about teaching them about the importance of life-saving preventative care like lung cancer screenings and tobacco smoking counseling. Regardless of where they are in their quit-smoking journeys, I applaud patients – without judgment – for every important step they make. This support contributes to a nurturing environment where they are comfortable asking questions, discussing concerns, and celebrating successes.
Professional association
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
About the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Washington Hospital Center is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Bronchitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cough
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Emphysema
- High Blood Pressure
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Nasopharyngitis
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Respiratory Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Airway Dilation
- Asthma Management
- Bipap Therapy
- Breathing Treatments
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Copd Management
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Spirometry Test
- Tobacco Cessation
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
GA-4
Washington, DC, 20010
110 Irving St NW
Cancer Institute 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20010
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 Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HighMark
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
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Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: George Washington University (2020)
Awards
- Nurse Practitioner Technology Enhanced Community Health Scholarship, The George Washington University (2019)
- Distinguished Scholar Award, The George Washington University (2017)
- Washington Squared Scholarship Recipient, The George Washington University (2016)
- Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta (2017)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Development and Evaluation of Brief Web-Based Education for Primary Care Providers to Address Inequities in Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Treatment, Journal of Cancer Education, January 13, 2023
- Developing Provider Education to Address Barriers and Reduce Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Treatment Among Underserved Patients, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, January 1, 2022