Priyanka Vichare, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest
- Chronic disease diagnosis, treatment, and management
- Common outpatient infections (gastrointestinal and respiratory infections, skin and soft tissue infection)
- Preventive medicine and comprehensive health screenings
Philosophy of care
“I believe in open communication and collaboration with my patients, empowering them to take an active role in their health. I think addressing the root causes of disease while optimizing long-term wellness is important. My philosophy emphasizes treating each patient as a whole person, fostering trust and understanding in every interaction.”
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 Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- 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
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- 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
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa 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
- 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
- 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
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- 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
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Geriatric Care
- Grief Counseling
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Mole Removal
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Suture Removal
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- 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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Network OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Administrators
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- POS OA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Medical School: Ross Univeristy School of Medicine (2018)