Nisha Adhikari, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Behavioral health
- Chronic disease diagnosis
- Common infection management
- Obesity medicine
- Preventive care
Philosophy of care
“My philosophy of care is rooted in respect, deep compassion, and building longitudinal relationships with patients. I believe every patient deserves to be heard, valued, and actively involved in decisions about their health. My role is not only to treat illness but also to promote wellness, prevent disease, and support patients in living their healthiest lives and preventing them from visiting hospitals.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- High Blood Pressure
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Adverse Effects
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Delays
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Failure
- Lung Disease
- Lymphoma
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Migraine
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Ventral Hernia
- Volume Depletion
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Geriatric Care
- Grief Counseling
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mole Removal
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Sentara Health
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HighMark
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
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Education
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (2025)
Medical Education: College of Medical Sciences (2016)