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Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD is a pediatrician in Bridgeport, CT specializing in general pediatrics. She graduated from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health and SOUTH-WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC.
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.
Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:
Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.
There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.
Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine. She completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She has a state license in Connecticut.
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Licensed In: Connecticut
Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: ConnectiCare, TRICARE, Cigna, Aetna, Delta Dental, Coventry, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, WellCare, Anthem, United Healthcare, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), Oxford Health Plans, Health Net, Medicare, Medicaid and Humana.
According to our sources, Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$150
DULERA $28 |
GARDASIL9 $26 |
STEGLATRO $24 |
JANUMET XR $23 |
ZOSTAVAX $14 |
Other $36 |
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$130
EUCRISA $89 |
TRUMENBA $27 |
QUILLIVANT XR $15 |
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$111
$111 |
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$79
TRELEGY ELLIPTA $56 |
ANORO ELLIPTA $23 |
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$73
Menveo $73 |
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$220
APRETUDE $43 |
EpiPen $28 |
Cologuard Collection Kit $26 |
SYNAGIS $22 |
SKLICE $20 |
Other $80 |
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Dr. Dara Richards specializes in general pediatrics and practices in Bridgeport, CT. In addition to English, Dr. Richards (or staff) speaks Arabic, Korean, and Chinese. Dr. Richards's areas of expertise include asthma. She is professionally affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. Dr. Richards attended Yale School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Yale-New Haven Hospital for residency. She usually is in-network for Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California, as well as other insurance carriers. She has an open panel in Bridgeport, CT according to Yale New Haven Health.
