Neelam Baral, MBBS MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Neelam Baral, MBBS, is an endocrinologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Baral received her medical degree at Manipal College of Medical Sciences and completed a residency at MedStar Washington. She then went on to complete a fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington. Dr. Baral is board certified in internal medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Graves Disease
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorders
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperalimentation
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Lipid Disorders
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pancreatitis
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Disorders
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Weight Management Program
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
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- POS OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-PPO
- Network OA
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2022)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020)
Medical School: Manipal College of Medical Sciences (2012)