Charles A. Padgett, MD| Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Charles A. Padgett, MD, serves as chief of medical oncology at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital.
Board certified in oncology and internal medicine, Dr. Padgett is fellowship-trained with more than 30 years of experience treating all types of cancer. Dedicated to the care of patients throughout their cancer journey.
Dr. Padgett is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Maryland Society of Oncology.
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoperineal Resection
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Anxiety Management
- Barium Enema
- Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Awareness
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cholecystectomy
- Clinical Trials
- Colectomy
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Family Education
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Awareness
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Management
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Health Maintenance
- Healthy Diet
- Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test
- Hepatectomy
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Ileostomy
- Immunotherapy
- Irreversible Electroporation
- Jejunostomy
- Kidney Cancer
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Rehabilitation
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Microwave Ablation
- Nanoknife
- Pancreatectomy
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Peer Support Groups
- Penile Cancer
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Tumor Chemoembolization
- Perianal Surgery
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Proctectomy
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Testicular Cancer
- Total Mesorectal Excision
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Transplant Research
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Uterine Cancer
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
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open POS II
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Student Resources
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute (1977)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Internal Medicine (1975)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1973)