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