Sarah Kathleen Papola, MSN NP| Obstetrics And Gynecology | MedStar Health
Sarah Kathleen Papola

Sarah Kathleen Papola, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (778 reviews)

Specialties: Obstetrics And Gynecology

Languages: English

(877) 544-7752

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breast Imaging
  • Abnormal Products Of Conception
  • Abnormal Urine Test Results
  • Acquired Absence Of Female Genital Organs
  • Acute Pelvic Pain
  • Adnexal Masses
  • Anovulation
  • Bartholin Gland Cyst
  • Bartholin's Gland Diseases
  • Breast And Lactation Disorders In Pregnancy
  • Breast Cysts
  • Breast Disorders
  • Breast Lump
  • Candidiasis
  • Cervix Uteri Disorders
  • Chlamydia
  • Congenital Malformations Of Female Genitalia
  • Congenital Malformations Of Uterus And Cervix
  • Cystitis
  • Diabetes In Pregnancy
  • Early Pregnancy Loss
  • Female Genital Pain
  • Female Genital Tract Polyp
  • Female Infertility
  • Female Orgasmic Disorder
  • Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
  • Female Urethral Stricture
  • Genitourinary Symptoms
  • Gestational Hypertension
  • Gonorrhea
  • Herpes
  • Herpes (GENITAL HERPES)
  • High Risk Pregnancy
  • Hyperemesis Gravidarum
  • Hypertension In Pregnancy, Including Preeclampsia
  • Late Pregnancy Complications
  • Leiomyoma Of Uterus
  • Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
  • Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Maternal Infections
  • Menopause
  • Menstrual Disorders
  • Multiple Gestations
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
  • Ovarian Dysfunction
  • Ovary, Fallopian Tube And Broad Ligament Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Pregnancy Hemorrhage And Placenta Previa
  • Pregnancy Nausea
  • Pregnant State
  • Preterm Labor
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Spontaneous Abortion
  • Tubal Pregnancy
  • Uterine And Vaginal Bleeding Abnormalities
  • Uterus Problems
  • Uti (URINARY TRACT INFECTION) During Pregnancy
  • Vagina And Vulva Inflammation And Infections
  • Vulva And Perineum Disorders
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Procedures I perform

  • Amniocentesis
  • Birth Control Counseling
  • Celiac Plexus Block
  • Cervical Biopsy
  • Cervical Cerclage Removal
  • Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Treatment
  • Cesarean Delivery
  • Chorionic Villus Sampling
  • Cold Laser Therapy
  • Colposcopy
  • Contraceptive Device Insertion
  • C-Section
  • Cystometrogram
  • Delivery With Forceps
  • Delivery With Vacuum Extraction
  • Electrodesiccation And Curettage
  • Endometrial Ablation
  • Endometrial Biopsy
  • Endometriosis Surgery
  • Enterectomy
  • Enteroscopy
  • Episiotomy
  • Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
  • Fetal Monitoring
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Gynecological Cancer Screening
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
  • Lysis Adhesions
  • Mammography
  • Menstrual Disorder Treatment
  • Oophorectomy
  • Pap Smear
  • Pelvic Exam
  • Pelvic Pain Treatment
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
  • Pregnancy Ultrasound
  • Pregnancy With Uterine Rupture
  • Prenatal Care
  • Salpingo-Oophorectomy
  • Tubal Ligation
  • Urologic Surgery
  • Uterine Ablation
  • Vaginal Bleeding Treatment
  • Vaginal Contraceptive Ring Removal
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Practice locations

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2233 Wisconsin Ave NW
3rd Fl OB/GYN
Washington, DC, 20007

202-481-1060

Fax 844-554-7752

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

Education

Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center

Graduate: Georgetown University School of Nursing (2014)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Dec 23, 2025

    Sarah is wonderful and she always takes the time to listen!!

  • Dec 18, 2025

    Extremely knowledgeable, kind, caring, gentle, compassionate, thorough.

  • Dec 8, 2025

    Dr Papola was extremely thorough when explaining things, and gave me many chances to ask questions. I appreciated her responses and that she took the time to provide details. I would recommend her to anyone