Amarah Baluch, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Dermatomyositis
- Gout
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Pseudogout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Vasculitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Chronic Gout
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Gout
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Disorder
- Lupus Nephritis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myopathies
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Pseudogout
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Autoimmune Disorder Treatment
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Enteropathic Arthritis Treatment
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Infusion Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treatment
- Polymyositis Treatment
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Follow-Up
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
- Vasculitis Treatment
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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-PPO
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University (2023)
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (2019)