Ruperto Castaneda Vallarta, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Philosophy of care
“I believe that parents and guardians always want the best medical care for their children. I am committed to providing nothing less.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Camp Physicals
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Immunization Administration
- Lactation Counseling
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- School Physical
- School Physical
- Sports Physicals
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Tonsillitis In Children
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Reactions In Children
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Anemia In Children
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain In Children
- Asthma
- Asthma Attack
- Asthma In Children
- Asthma Management
- Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Baby Acne
- Baby Reflux
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Problems
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blood In Stool
- Bone Disorders In Children
- Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Bronchiolitis
- Burn Injuries
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Child Anxiety Disorders
- Child Asthma
- Child Constipation
- Child Speech Problems
- Child Tantrums
- Cold And Flu In Children
- Colic In Infants
- Common Cold In Children
- Constipation
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Delayed Speech And Language Development
- Developmental Delays In Toddlers
- Ear Foreign Body
- Ear Infections In Children
- Ear Pain In Children
- Eczema
- Enuresis
- Environmental Allergies
- Eye Problems In Children
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Fever In Children
- Flu In Children
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Growing Pains
- Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
- Head Injury
- Head Lice
- Headache In Children
- Health Counseling
- Hives
- Impetigo In Children
- Infection
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Knee Pain In Children
- Language Developmental Delays
- Lead Poisoning In Children
- Learning Disabilities In Children
- Leg Pain In Children
- Medically Complex Child
- Middle Ear Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Disorders
- Nightmares In Children
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nursemaid's Elbow
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity In Children
- Oral Thrush
- Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
- Otitis Media
- Overweight Children
- Pediatric Allergies
- Pediatric Anemia
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
- Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
- Pinworms
- Pneumonia In Children
- Poor Appetite In Children
- Premature Birth
- Premature Infant
- Reflux In Infants
- Roseola
- Rubella
- Runny Nose
- Scabies In Children
- Scarlet Fever
- School Physical
- Sinusitis In Children
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin Infections In Children
- Skin Rashes In Children
- Speech Disorders
- Sprains And Strains In Children
- Strep Throat
- Swimmer's Ear
- Testicular Pain
- Throat Pain
- Tinea Infections
- Underimmunization
- Underweight In Kids
- Unexplained Fever
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaccination Concerns
- Vaccinations For Children
- Vaginitis
- Viral Exanthem In Children
- Viral Infection
- Vision Problems In Children
- Vomiting In Children
- Well Child Exam
- Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
- Wound Infections In Children
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Annual Well Child Exam
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Attack Treatment
- Asthma Medication Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Screening And Diagnosis
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Camp Physicals
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Constipation Education
- Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
- Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Counseling For Behavioral Issues
- Counseling For Children
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Counseling For Developmental Disorders
- Counseling For Down Syndrome
- Counseling For Feeding Problems
- Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
- Daycare Physical
- Developmental Assessments
- Developmental Delay Diagnosis
- Developmental Follow-Up
- Dietary Counseling
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Growth Development Screening
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Infection Treatment
- Injury Prevention
- Lactation Counseling
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition And Diet Counseling
- Pediatric Asthma Management
- Pediatric Asthma Screening
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exam For School
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- School Physical
- Sleep Counseling
- Sports Physicals
- Telemedicine Treatment
- Telemedicine Visit
- Vaccinations
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-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
Education
Residency: Elmhurst Hospital Center (2011)
Medical Education: University of Philippines (2003)