Lawrence Mills, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Mills is a gastroenterologist in Baltimore, MD and has over 53 years of experience in the medical field. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.
Featured in ABC-2 News story, "'I wasn't afraid', Maryland man tackles colorectal cancer head-on"
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colon Biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Constipation
- Dysphagia
- Enteroscopy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Nausea
- Rectal Biopsy
- Stomach Cramps
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Vomiting
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Adhesions
- Abdominal Cramping
- Abdominal Distension
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Digestive Findings
- Achalasia
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anal Abscess
- Anal Fissures
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyp
- Colon Polyps
- Colonic Polyps
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- 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
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- External Hemorrhoids
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastric Varices
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Rectal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemangioma
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Intestinal Infections
- Intestinal Stenosis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Perianal Fistula
- 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 Cramps
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cecum Transplant
- Colon Biopsy
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma With Biopsy
- Colonoscopy With Injection
- Diarrhea Management
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Lower Esophagus Extraction
- Endoscopic Stomach Feeding Device Insertion
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Enteroscopy With Bleeding Control
- Epigastric Pain Treatment
- Esophageal Debridement
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Tumor Ablation
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastric Manometry
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Ileoscopy With Biopsy
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Lower Gi Therapeutic Substance Introduction
- Nausea And Vomiting Management
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Testing
- Stomach Drainage
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Transrectal Ultrasound
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
- Variceal Band Ligation
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
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice Fund PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1976)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (1974)
Internship: University of Maryland Medical Center (1971)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1970)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Featured in ABC-2 News story, "'I wasn't afraid', Maryland man tackles colorectal cancer head-on"