Princy Nirmal Kumar, MD| Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Kumar is the Division Chief of Infectious Disease.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Aspergillosis
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Clostridioides Difficile (C. DIFF)
- Early Syphilis
- Encephalitis
- Fungal Meningitis
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza In Immunocompromised Patients
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Meningitis
- Mrsa Bacteremia
- Penile Inflammation
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Relapsing Fevers
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vibrio Infections
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Vaccinations
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 5th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-0086Fax 877-665-8072
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
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Georgetown University Hospital (1990)
Residency: Englewood Hospital & Medical Center (1988)
Internship: Englewood Hospital & Medical Center (1986)
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (1980)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025