Robert James Varipapa, MD| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Lung Biopsy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Fungal Infections
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Fibrosis
- Mycobacterial Infection (TUBERCULOSIS)
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Plaques
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Sarcoidosis
Procedures I perform
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Monitoring
- Chest Wall Oscillation
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Delirium Prevention
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Factor Vii Infusion
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Therapy
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Inotropic Management
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Laser Labiaplasty
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Diagnostic Endoscopic Drainage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Metabolic Rate Scan
- Nebulizer Therapy
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Perioperative Hemorrhage Management
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Sleep Disturbances Treatment
- Stress Test
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheostomy Management
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Tube Thoracostomy
- Vasopressor Administration
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
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Network OA
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- TRICARE East Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HighMark
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Student Resources
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
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)