Benjamin W. Raatjes, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Benjamin W. Raatjes, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry
Languages: German, English
About me
Benjamin Raatjes, MD, is an inpatient psychiatrist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He has experience and interest in the areas of emergency psychiatry, involuntary psychiatric are, and the acute management of severe and persistent psychiatric illness. He received his MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria before completing his psychiatry residency training at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. He served as an inpatient psychiatrist and then the medical director of the Jacobi Medical Center Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program in the Bronx, NY, before coming to MedStar Health. Here he serves as the medical director for one of Washington Hospital Center’s inpatient psychiatric units and the primary clinical supervisor for residents and medical students who rotate there.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Asphyxiation
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dissociative Fugue
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Hypochondriasis
- Impulse Disorder
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Late Stage Syphilis
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mental Health In Pregnancy
- Mood Disorders
- Mood Disorders In Children
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Poisoning
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Psychosis
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Pain Medication Management
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Residency: Atrium Health Union West (2012)
Medical School: University of Illinois at Peoria-College of Medicine (2008)