Rebecca Rekha Nirmal Kumar, MD MS| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis Treatment
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Vaccinations
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abscess Of The Brain
- Abscess Of The Mediastinum
- Anogenital Warts
- Aspergillosis
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Carrier Of Infectious Disease
- Cellulitis
- Enterovirus Infection
- Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- Fungal Infection (MYCOSES)
- 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
- Lymphadenitis
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
- Pneumonia
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- Rabies
- Ringworm
- Rotavirus Infection
- Sepsis
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Staphylococcal Infection
- Strongyloidiasis
- Surgical Site Infection
- Syphilis
- Tuberculosis
- Typhoid And Paratyphoid Fevers
- Vibrio Infections
- Viral Diseases
Procedures I perform
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Cellulitis Treatment
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Screening
- Nasal Culture
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Prosthetic Joint Infection Treatment
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
- Staphylococcus Aureus Screening
- Sti Treatment
- Vaccinations
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
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)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025