Robert James Varipapa, MD| Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine | MedStar Health
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Robert James Varipapa, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.7 out of 5 (44 reviews)

Specialties: Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine

Languages: English

877-286-1492

About me

As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Asthma
  • Chronic Cough
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Circadian Rhythm Disorder
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
  • Dyspnea
  • Emphysema
  • Hypoxia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Rem Sleep Behavior Disorder
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Procedures I perform

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Treatment
  • Home Sleep Apnea Test
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
  • Idiopathic Hypersomnia Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Screening
  • Polysomnography
  • Shift Work Sleep Disorder Treatment
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center Ste 5
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-8830
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Fax 877-286-1492

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2021)

Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2018)

Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2018)

Medical School: Virginia Tech Carilion School Of Medicine (2015)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.7
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.6
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.7
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.7
  • Apr 20, 2026

    Very professional

  • Apr 7, 2026

    He gets an A++ and can teach others a few lessons.

  • Feb 26, 2026

    Dr. Varipapa is pleasant, courteous, professional, and easy to talk to.