Rebecca Lauren Krochmal, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
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Rebecca Lauren Krochmal

Rebecca Lauren Krochmal, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (636 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Languages: English

About me

As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.

Rebecca Krochmal, MD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at Georgetown University. She specializes in Interventional Pulmonology, including brochoscopies and CyberKnife®. Dr. Krochmal’s clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of benign and malignant airway and pleural disease as well as Interventional Pulmonology.
 
Dr. Krochmal’s areas of clinical expertise include:

  • Rigid and flexible bronchoscopy
  • Interventional Pulmonology
  • Treatment of central airway obstruction
  • Pleural disease
  • Benign and malignant tracheal disease
  • Lung cancer diagnosis, staging and management. Learn more about lung cancer screening and risk factors.
     

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Tumors
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
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Procedures I perform

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Pulmonary Embolism
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8830

Fax 877-286-1492

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Fax 877-286-1492

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine (2016)

Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical System (2015)

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2012)

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (2009)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Feb 9, 2026

    Dr. Krochmal was exceptionally knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. She explained my situation with patience and compassion.

  • Dec 31, 2025

    I was absolutely stunned, hearing of my present health. I am still stunned but thankful for the medical care and concern of my condition.

  • Dec 18, 2025

    Dr. Krochmal has the Communication skills you need and rarely get as a cancer patient