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
- 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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
Education
Medical Education: Kathmandu University School of Medical Science (2003)