Robert James Varipapa, MD| Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
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
Procedures I perform
- Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Bispectral Index Monitoring
- Bronchoscopy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cryoprecipitate Transfusion
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
- Fresh Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Home Sleep Apnea Test
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Management
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Transplant
- Melagatran Infusion
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Moderate Sedation Services
- Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Management
- Nadroparin Infusion
- Platelet Transfusion
- Polysomnography
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulse Oximetry
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
- Sleep Study
- Superior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Thoracoscopy
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Trachea Tracheostomy Device Removal External
- Upper Artery Monitoring
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Wedge Resection
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla HealthCare Center Ste 5 Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8830Fax 877-286-1492
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
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2018)
Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2018)
Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School Of Medicine (2015)