Gary William Thompson, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
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Gary William Thompson

Gary William Thompson, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (2060 reviews)

Specialties: Gastroenterology

Languages: English

(202) 877-5844

Clinical areas of focus

  • Colonoscopy
  • Colonoscopy Through Stoma
  • Colonoscopy With Biopsy
  • Colonoscopy With Injection
  • Dilation Of Esophagus
  • Enteroscopy
  • Enteroscopy With Biopsy
  • Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
  • Gallstones
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Hemorrhage Control
  • Intestinal Dysmotility
  • Lower Gi Endoscopy
  • Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
  • Stomach Ulcers
  • Upper Gi Endoscopy
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Cramping
  • Abdominal Distension
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Digestive Findings
  • Abnormal Stool
  • Acute Pancreatitis
  • Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
  • Altered Bowel Habits
  • Anal Abscess
  • Anal Fissures
  • Anus And Rectum Diseases
  • Aphagia
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Appendiceal Cancer
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Bile Duct Stones
  • Biliary Tract Disease
  • Blood In Stool
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Carcinoma In Situ Of Digestive Organs
  • Choledocholithiasis
  • Chronic Diarrhea
  • Colitis
  • Colon Cancer
  • Colon Disease
  • Colon Polyps
  • Colonoscopy
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Digestive System Cancer
  • Digestive System Complications
  • Digestive System Diseases
  • Digestive System Symptoms
  • Diseases Of Esophagus
  • Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
  • Diverticular Disease
  • Duodenal Ulcer
  • Duodenitis
  • Dysphagia
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophagitis
  • External Hemorrhoids
  • Flatulence
  • Functional Dyspepsia
  • Functional Intestinal Disorders
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gallstones
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastric Varices
  • Gastritis
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
  • Helicobacter Pylori
  • Hemangioma
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatitis
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Intestinal Dysmotility
  • Intestinal Infections
  • Intestinal Stenosis
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver Encephalopathy
  • Liver Fibrosis
  • Malabsorption
  • Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Noninfective Gastroenteritis
  • Pancreatic Diseases
  • Pancreatitis
  • Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
  • Perianal Itching
  • Perianal Pain
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
  • Polycystic Liver Disease
  • Postoperative Ileus
  • Postprandial Diarrhea
  • Rectal Cancer
  • Rectal Pain
  • Small Intestine Cancer
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Stomach Ulcers
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Vomiting And Nausea
  • Vomiting Blood
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Procedures I perform

  • Capsule Endoscopy
  • Colonoscopy
  • Colonoscopy Through Stoma
  • Colonoscopy With Biopsy
  • Colonoscopy With Injection
  • Dilation Of Esophagus
  • Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
  • Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
  • Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
  • Enteroscopy
  • Enteroscopy With Biopsy
  • Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
  • Esophageal Dilation
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
  • Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
  • Gastric Manometry
  • Gastrointestinal Motility Study
  • Hemorrhage Control
  • Hydrogen Breath Test
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Lactose Intolerance Testing
  • Lower Gi Endoscopy
  • Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
  • Stomach Pain Treatment
  • Upper Gi Endoscopy
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5822

Fax 901-215-4499

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Fax 901-215-4499

106 Irving St NW
POB South 216
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-5840

Fax 202-877-5844

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Fax 202-877-5844

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

Residency: Washington Hospital Center (1993)

Residency: Washington Hospital Center (1991)

Medical School: Howard University (1988)

Medical School: University of Virginia (1984)

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Apr 27, 2026

    Good

  • Apr 25, 2026

    Wonderful doctor, listens carefully, takes necessary precautions, skillful. High level of expertise -- fabulous! Would not go to any other doctor, but Dr. Thompson

  • Apr 23, 2026

    I like this doctor just post visit and getting results has been rough