Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA| Cardiology | MedStar Health
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
- Echocardiography
- 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
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Network OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OA Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2021)