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
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder Treatment
- 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
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- POS OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- OA Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Network OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)
Medical School: George Washington University (2018)