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