About me
Richa Gupta, MD, MPH, is an advanced heart failure specialist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, and internal medicine. She is a member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation and the Heart Failure Society of America.
Dr. Gupta provides care for patients with a wide range of heart failure diagnoses, including those with newly diagnosed and longstanding heart failure, as well as patients being evaluated for or who have undergone heart transplant or LVAD implantation. Her goal is to work with patients to control their symptoms and improve survival, but also most importantly to do everything possible to improve their quality of life.
From a research standpoint, Dr. Gupta is interested in improving care and outcomes for heart transplant recipients and the use of advanced imaging modalities in management of both transplant recipients and cardiomyopathy patients. She hopes her work will allow physicians to individualize care and prognosticate outcomes for these complex patients. She is also interested in ways we can improve quality of life for patients (and for women in particular) with heart failure, LVAD and heart transplant.
Dr. Gupta partners with referring physicians to help identify early signs of heart failure in their patients. She will provide a consult and help clarify a diagnosis if there is even a suspicion of progressing heart disease.
Philosophy of Care:
I believe in helping each person understand their disease and overall trajectory and providing guidance through their options. I also believe in treating my patients as I would expect my own family to be treated. In my conversations with patients, I am honest and transparent about their disease, what can be done, and what to expect with advanced heart failure therapies. Ultimately, I partner with each patient and their caregivers to create the best, individualized, plan of care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Coronary Artery Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Heart Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant Rejection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Dysfunction
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Student Resources
- IH-Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2021)
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2020)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2017)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2014)
Graduate: John Hopkins University Bloomberg School Of Public Health (2013)