Neelam Thapa, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- ADHD diagnosis and management
- Adolescent health
- Asthma diagnosis and management
- Growth, development, and early intervention
- Pediatric rashes, immunizations, and preventative care
Languages:
Nepali, Hindi, basic Spanish, English
Philosophy of care
“I truly believe that health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being. I look forward to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to my patients and their families.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Camp Physicals
- Candidiasis
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Immunization Administration
- Lactation Counseling
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- School Physical
- School Physical
- Sports Physicals
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Tonsillitis In Children
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Reactions In Children
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Anemia In Children
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain In Children
- Asthma
- Asthma Attack
- Asthma In Children
- Asthma Management
- Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Baby Acne
- Baby Reflux
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Problems
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blood In Stool
- Bone Disorders In Children
- Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Bronchiolitis
- Burn Injuries
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Child Anxiety Disorders
- Child Asthma
- Child Constipation
- Child Speech Problems
- Child Tantrums
- Cold And Flu In Children
- Colic In Infants
- Common Cold In Children
- Constipation
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Delayed Speech And Language Development
- Developmental Delays In Toddlers
- Ear Foreign Body
- Ear Infections In Children
- Ear Pain In Children
- Eczema
- Enuresis
- Environmental Allergies
- Eye Problems In Children
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Fever In Children
- Flu In Children
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Growing Pains
- Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
- Head Injury
- Head Lice
- Headache In Children
- Health Counseling
- Hives
- Impetigo In Children
- Infection
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Knee Pain In Children
- Language Developmental Delays
- Lead Poisoning In Children
- Learning Disabilities In Children
- Leg Pain In Children
- Medically Complex Child
- Middle Ear Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Disorders
- Nightmares In Children
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nursemaid's Elbow
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity In Children
- Oral Thrush
- Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
- Otitis Media
- Overweight Children
- Pediatric Allergies
- Pediatric Anemia
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
- Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
- Pinworms
- Pneumonia In Children
- Poor Appetite In Children
- Premature Birth
- Premature Infant
- Reflux In Infants
- Roseola
- Rubella
- Runny Nose
- Scabies In Children
- Scarlet Fever
- School Physical
- Sinusitis In Children
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin Infections In Children
- Skin Rashes In Children
- Speech Disorders
- Sprains And Strains In Children
- Strep Throat
- Swimmer's Ear
- Testicular Pain
- Throat Pain
- Tinea Infections
- Underimmunization
- Underweight In Kids
- Unexplained Fever
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaccination Concerns
- Vaccinations For Children
- Vaginitis
- Viral Exanthem In Children
- Viral Infection
- Vision Problems In Children
- Vomiting In Children
- Well Child Exam
- Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
- Wound Infections In Children
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Annual Well Child Exam
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Attack Treatment
- Asthma Medication Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Screening And Diagnosis
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Camp Physicals
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Constipation Education
- Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
- Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Counseling For Behavioral Issues
- Counseling For Children
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Counseling For Developmental Disorders
- Counseling For Down Syndrome
- Counseling For Feeding Problems
- Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
- Daycare Physical
- Developmental Assessments
- Developmental Delay Diagnosis
- Developmental Follow-Up
- Dietary Counseling
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Growth Development Screening
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Infection Treatment
- Injury Prevention
- Lactation Counseling
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition And Diet Counseling
- Pediatric Asthma Management
- Pediatric Asthma Screening
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exam For School
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- School Physical
- Sleep Counseling
- Sports Physicals
- Telemedicine Treatment
- Telemedicine Visit
- Vaccinations
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 Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HighMark
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OA Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- POS OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Student Resources
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Medical School: Kathmandu University School of Medical Science (2003)