Pauline Tsai, MD| Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine | MedStar Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms Of Anxiety
- Mental And Behavioral Disorders Due To Substance Use
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Postpartum Depression
- Psychotic Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia With Catatonia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Substance Use Disorder
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 Group Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Network OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare FFS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurology
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Fellowship: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2012)
Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center (2011)
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (2007)
