Robert James Varipapa, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
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Robert James Varipapa, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (42 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Languages: English

877-286-1492

About me

As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Circadian Rhythm Disorder
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Home Sleep Apnea Test
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
  • Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Polysomnography
  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center Ste 5
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8830

Fax 877-286-1492

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)

Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2018)

Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2018)

Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School Of Medicine (2015)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.6
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.6
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Apr 20, 2026

    Very professional

  • Apr 7, 2026

    He gets an A++ and can teach others a few lessons.

  • Feb 26, 2026

    Dr. Varipapa is pleasant, courteous, professional, and easy to talk to.