Prerna Malla, MBBS MD| Neurology | MedStar Health
Prerna Malla

Prerna Malla, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (476 reviews)

Specialties: Neurology

Languages: Hindi, English

About me

Prerna Malla, MD is a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurologist. She sees patients in the Department of Neurology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Malla specializes in general neurology and epilepsy. She is board certified in Neurology, Electromyography and Epilepsy.

Clinical areas of focus

  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Eeg Monitoring
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram Review
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
  • Seizure Treatment
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Movements
  • Abnormal Mri
  • Acute Disseminated Demyelination
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Anxiety
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bone Density Disorder
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Disorders
  • Carotid Artery Occlusion
  • Carotid Stenosis
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Conductive Hearing Loss
  • Congenital Corneal Disorders
  • Congenital Malformations Of Heart
  • Convulsions
  • Cranial Nerve Injury
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
  • Dentofacial Abnormality
  • Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
  • Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
  • Disorders Of Cranial Nerves
  • Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
  • Dorsalgia
  • Dystonia
  • Early Complications Of Trauma
  • Emotional Disorders
  • Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Episcleritis
  • Facial Nerve Disorder
  • Gait And Balance Problems
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Hemangioma
  • Herpes Encephalitis
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Inflammatory Polyneuropathy
  • Lack Of Coordination
  • Lower Leg Injury
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Meningitis
  • Middle Ear Disorders
  • Migraine
  • Mononeuropathies
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Myoneural Disorders
  • Myopathies
  • Nerve Root Disorders
  • Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
  • Nervous System Disorders
  • Optic Nerve Disorders
  • Paralytic Syndrome
  • Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Poisoning
  • Psychotic Disorder
  • Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
  • Secondary Parkinsonism
  • Speech Disturbances
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
  • Subcortical Infarction
  • Syncope
  • Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
  • Vestibular Disorders
  • Vestibular Neuritis
  • Vision Disturbances
  • Vitamin Deficiency
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Procedures I perform

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Care
  • Anal Fistula Treatment
  • Atonic Epilepsy Treatment
  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Treatment
  • Blurred Vision Therapy
  • Brain Angioplasty
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
  • Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
  • Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
  • Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis
  • Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
  • Cervicogenic Dizziness Treatment
  • Chronic Headache Treatment
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
  • Cranial Ultrasonography
  • Dementia Treatment
  • Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
  • Eeg Monitoring
  • Electroencephalogram
  • Electroencephalogram Review
  • Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
  • Electromyography
  • Encephalitis Treatment
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Facial Pain Treatment
  • Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
  • Median Nerve Conduction Studies
  • Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
  • Myasthenia Gravis Treatment
  • Nerve Biopsy
  • Nerve Block
  • Nerve Stimulation
  • Neuromuscular Monitoring
  • Neuromuscular Testing
  • Neurostimulation
  • Numbness Treatment
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Patching Therapy
  • Pulmonary Exercise Testing
  • Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
  • Seizure Treatment
  • Soft Tissue Neck Ct Without Contrast
  • Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
  • Sports Injury Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007

202-295-0540

Fax 877-245-1499

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Fax 877-245-1499

110 Irving St NW
G019
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5026

Fax 202-877-5551

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship: University Hospitals Case Medical Center-Cleveland (2016)

Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital (2015)

Residency: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (2014)

Residency: Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (2009)

Medical School: Kasturba Medical College Manipal (2008)

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

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Sep 9, 2025

    Very helpful!

  • Jul 29, 2025

    Excellent service

  • Jul 16, 2025

    Very attentive to my concerns and care.