Charles A. Padgett, MD| Medical Oncology, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Charles A. Padgett, MD, serves as chief of medical oncology at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.
Board certified in oncology and internal medicine, Dr. Padgett is fellowship-trained with more than 30 years of experience treating all types of cancer. Dedicated to the care of patients throughout their cancer journey.
Dr. Padgett is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Maryland Society of Oncology.
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Barium Enema
- Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholecystectomy
- Clinical Trials
- Colectomy
- Colostomy
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Family Education
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Awareness
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Management
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Health Maintenance
- Healthy Diet
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatectomy
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Ileostomy
- Immunotherapy
- Irreversible Electroporation
- Jejunostomy
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Microwave Ablation
- Nanoknife
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Peer Support Groups
- Penile Cancer
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Perianal Surgery
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Proctectomy
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Robotic Surgery
- Testicular Cancer
- Total Mesorectal Excision
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Transplant Research
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Uterine Cancer
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
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice POS II
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute (1977)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Internal Medicine (1975)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1973)