Rebecca Rekha Nirmal Kumar, MD MS| Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Fungal Infections
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Anogenital Warts
- Aspergillosis
- Bacterial Food Poisoning
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Brucellosis
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Common Variable Immunodeficiency
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Complications Of Procedures
- Dengue Fever
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Enterovirus Infection
- Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Fungal Infection (MYCOSES)
- Fungal Infections
- Hantavirus
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
- Histoplasmosis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Intestinal Infections
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphadenitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
- Mosquito
- Parasitic Infection
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Rabies
- Ringworm
- Rotavirus Infection
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Travel
- Traveler's Diarrhea
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Diseases
- Yellow Fever
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Bacteriology Testing
- Bone Biopsy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ectopic Cilia Treatment
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Gastroenterology Care
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Gram Stain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Lumbar Puncture
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Rapid Flu Testing
- Rapid Plasma Reagin
- Rast Test
- Real-Time Pcr
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Travel Health Consultation
- Tuberculosis Testing
- Urinary Protein Test
- Vaccinations
- Western Blotting
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
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Navigate
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- Network OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HighMark
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2020)
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2018)
Internship: MedStar Georgetown University Medical Center (2018)
Medical School: Georgetown University (2015)
Graduate: Georgetown University (2011)