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 (44 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
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open HMO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • IH-HMO
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • OA Plus
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • First Health PPO
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • First Health PPO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • HighMark
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Network OA
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Navigate
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Medicare Direct
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • Sentara Health
    • Choice POS
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • IH-PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Medicare FFS
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Optimum Choice
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • CIGNA EPO
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • POS OA
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CareFirst EPO
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Choice POS II
    • IH-Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • CIGNA PPO
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • United Student Resources
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • Aetna Basic
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • UHC Passport
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • IH-POS
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Aetna HMO
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program

Education

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

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

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)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.7
  • 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.