Robert Joseph Rubin, MD| Nephrology | MedStar Health
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Robert Joseph Rubin

Robert Joseph Rubin, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (265 reviews)

Specialties: Nephrology

Languages: English

(877) 625-1483

Clinical areas of focus

  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Dialysis
  • Endstage Renal Disease
  • Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Transplant Evaluation
  • Transplanted Kidney Failure
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Cardiorenal Syndrome
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
  • Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
  • Disorders Of Renal Tubular Function
  • Endstage Renal Disease
  • Fibromuscular Dysplasia
  • Gestational Edema
  • Hematuria
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hypertension
  • Kidney Blockage
  • Kidney Stones
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • Medical Management Of Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Membranous Nephropathy
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Nephrotic Syndrome Due To Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
  • Proteinuria
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Recurrent Hematuria
  • Renal Agenesis And Reduction Defects Of Kidney
  • Renal Artery Stenosis
  • Renal Tubular Acidosis
  • Secondary Hypertension
  • Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
  • Transplanted Kidney Failure
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Procedures I perform

  • Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Test
  • Creatinine Clearance Test
  • Dialysis
  • Duplex Scan Of Abdominal Organs
  • Electrolyte Imbalance Treatment
  • End-Stage Renal Disease
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Kidney Function Test
  • Kidney Pancreas Transplant Evaluation
  • Laparoscopic Kidney Biopsy
  • Limited Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
  • Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment
  • Renal Biopsy
  • Transplant Evaluation
  • Urinary Protein Test
  • Vascular Access Creation
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 6th Fl Nephrology
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-9183
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Fax 877-625-1483

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Fellowship: Tufts University School of Medicine GME (1976)

Residency: Tufts University School of Medicine GME (1972)

Medical School: Weill Medical College of Cornell University (1970)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.7
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.6
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Oct 8, 2025

    Overall excellent

  • Jul 18, 2025

    Dr. Rubin usually has a very poor bedside manner, but today he was good in relating to patient.

  • Jun 10, 2025

    Very good. Keep up.