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