Negiin Pourafshar, MD| Nephrology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Dialysis
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Renal Insufficiency
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Tubulo
- Contracted Kidney
- Diabetic Emergency
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
- Endstage Renal Disease
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gestational Edema
- Hematuria
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypertension
- Kidney Blockage
- Kidney Inflammation
- Kidney Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nephrotic Syndrome Due To Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Proteinuria
- Pyelonephritis
- Recurrent Hematuria
- Renal Agenesis And Reduction Defects Of Kidney
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Insufficiency
- Renal Reduction Defects Of Kidney
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
Procedures I perform
- Acute Kidney Injury Treatment
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
- Cardiorenal Syndrome Treatment
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Creatinine Clearance Test
- Dialysis
- Dopamine Therapy
- Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
- End Stage Renal Disease Treatment
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis Treatment
- Hypertension Treatment
- Imaging Studies For Kidney Disease
- Kidney Disease Treatment
- Kidney Function Test
- Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
- Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
- Limited Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- Medication Administration And Management
- Microalbuminuria Testing
- Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Peritoneal Cavity Irrigation With Dialysate
- Renal Biopsy
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Urinary Filtration Performance
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vascular Access Creation
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
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Florida College of Medicine (2016)
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2014)
Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Science (2007)