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 (645 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
  • 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

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

Education

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

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal 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