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