Samantha Kate Matuella, MD| Psychiatry, Neurology | MedStar Health
Samantha Kate Matuella, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry, Neurology
Languages: English
About me
Samantha Matuella, MD is an attending psychiatrist on the 5W inpatient psychiatry unit, as well as in the adult outpatient clinic with an emphasis on Women’s Mental Health. Dr. Matuella received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia with a BA in Neuroscience and Biology. She completed her medical degree at the George Washington University. She then joined our department as a general psychiatry resident in 2018 and served as the Education Chief during her PGY-4 year. As a resident, she completed subspecialized training in Women’s Mental Health.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anxiety Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Chronic Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Identity Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Hypomania
- Impulse Disorder
- Insomnia
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Diseases
- Mood Disorders
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobic Anxiety Disorder With Agoraphobia
- Poisoning
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Problems Related To Psychosocial Circumstances
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Assertive Community Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
- Case Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Conflict Resolution
- Crisis Management
- Developmental Therapy
- Drug Testing
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Education
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Loss Therapy
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Monti Procedure
- Mood Disorder Counseling
- Neonatal Grief Counseling
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Online Therapy
- Opioid Agonist Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopathy Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Social Skills Training
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
- Video Therapy Sessions
- Wellness And Prevention
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
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- IH-PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Student Resources
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)