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 (650 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
  • Pleural Cavity Drainage
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Tube Thoracostomy
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Practice locations

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

202-444-8830
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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
    • CIGNA PPO
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • First Health PPO
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • Choice POS
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Choice POS II
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Medicare FFS
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • IH-Open POS II
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • HighMark
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • IH-POS
    • Aetna Basic
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Network OA
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • IH-PPO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • IH-HMO
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Employee Health Plan
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • IH-POS Plus
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • Aetna HMO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • UHC Passport
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Beech Street PPO
    • United Student Resources
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Navigate
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • IH-Indemnity
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • OA Plus
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Medicare Direct
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Sentara Health
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Optimum Choice
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • IH-Open HMO
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • POS OA
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • First Health PPO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

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

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

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
  • May 12, 2026

    Dr. Krochmal is very caring physician. She pays attention while we discuss the procedure. She brings to my attention pri ans con to make my own decision.

  • 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.