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