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
- 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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
6 PHC
Washington, DC, 20007
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 Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Network OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Fellowship: University of Florida College of Medicine (2016)
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2014)
Medical School: Shiraz University of Medical Science (2007)