Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA| Cardiology | MedStar Health
Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Cardiology
Languages: English, Gujarati
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Murmur
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Blood Clots
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Clotting Disorders
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Edema
- Heart Attack
- Heart Blockage
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Exercise Stress Test
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Preventive Cardiology
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
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
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants
Graduate: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2021)