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
- 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
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: National Cancer Institute (1977)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine-Internal Medicine (1975)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1973)
