Fitzgerald Birmingham, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Birmingham has been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Physician Practice Connections Patient-Centered Medical Home Program (PPC-PCMH). Recognition identifies clinicians who make the most of clinical information to make better decisions and provide better follow-up care.
Dr. Birmingham has been awarded Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and American Diabetes Association Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP). Clinicians who achieve DRP Recognition are part of an elite group that is publicly recognized for its skill in providing the highest level of diabetes care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Abnormal Movements
- Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
- Acute Bronchitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrioventricular Block
- Back Pain
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Diverticulitis
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Influenza
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Migraine
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pneumonia
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Tachycardia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lipid Profile
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Preventative Care
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection 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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Navigate
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HighMark
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Erickson Advantage Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1994)
Medical Education: Howard University College of Medicine (1991)