Pauline Tsai, MD| Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine | MedStar Health
Pauline Tsai

Pauline Tsai, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine

Languages: English

(855) 771-6849

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Amphetamine Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Congenital Malformations Of Limb
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Depressive Episode
  • Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
  • Dystonia
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disorders
  • Emotional State Symptoms
  • Emotional State Symptoms Of Anxiety
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gender Identity Disorders
  • Gender Identity Disorders (E.G. GENDER DYSPHORIA)
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Head Injury
  • Headache
  • Impulse Disorder
  • Impulse Disorders (E.G. KLEPTOMANIA, PYROMANIA)
  • Knee And Leg Open Wound
  • Late Stage Syphilis
  • Mental And Behavioral Disorders Due To Substance Use
  • Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
  • Migraine
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Poisoning
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Psychoactive Substance Related Disorders With Psychosis
  • Psychotic Disorder
  • Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizophrenia With Catatonia
  • Scholastic Skills Disorder
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Secondary Parkinsonism
  • Sedative Use Disorder
  • Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
  • Sexual Dysfunction
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorder
  • Stimulant Use Disorder With Psychosis
  • Subcortical Infarction
  • Substance Use Disorder
  • Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
  • Vascular Dementia
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
4 N Main
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8930

Fax 202-444-0414

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Fax 202-444-0414

2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20007

202-944-5400

Fax 855-771-6849

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Fax 855-771-6849

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology

Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2012)

Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center (2011)

Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (2007)