Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA| Cardiology | MedStar Health
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Ruchi Pratik Desai

Ruchi Pratik Desai, MMS PA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Cardiology

Languages: English, Gujarati

Clinical areas of focus

  • Angiogram
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Chest Pain
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Heart Murmur
  • High Cholesterol Management
  • Holter Monitoring
  • Hypertension Treatment
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Stress Test
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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
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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
  • 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
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Practice locations

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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 100
Brandywine, MD, 20613

301-782-2220
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miles away

Fax 301-782-2221

9440 Marlboro Pike
Ste 200
Upper Marlboro, MD, 20772

301-809-6880
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miles away

Fax 301-805-4233

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

Education

Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants, Certification of Physician Assistants

Graduate: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (2021)