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Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD is a pediatrician in Bridgeport, CT specializing in general pediatrics. Dr. Dara Thomas Richards, MD is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health and Yale New Haven Children's Hospital.
46 Albion Street
Bridgeport, CT 06605
743 South Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
762 Lindley Street
Bridgeport, CT 06606
968 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
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.
She completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She has a state license in Connecticut.
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: TRICARE, Cigna, ConnectiCare, 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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$175
APRETUDE $43 |
EpiPen $28 |
SYNAGIS $22 |
SKLICE $20 |
BREATHTEK $16 |
Other $45 |
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Dr. Dara Richards is a specialist in general pediatrics in Bridgeport, CT. Her clinical interests include asthma. Dr. Richards can take Anthem, ConnectiCare, Blue California, and more. She trained at Yale-New Haven Hospital for her residency. In addition to English, Dr. Richards (or staff) speaks Arabic, Korean, and Chinese. She is affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. Yale New Haven Health reports that she is accepting new patients at her office in Bridgeport, CT.
