Paul Armstrong, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
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Paul Armstrong

Paul Armstrong, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (2931 reviews)

Specialties: Internal Medicine

Languages: English

About me

Dr. Armstrong now sees patients at the following location:

1517 Rock Spring Rd.
Ste. C
Forest Hill, MD 21050
410-803-6168

Clinical areas of focus

  • Acute Illness Treatment
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Health Maintenance Exam
  • Preventative Care
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abnormal Blood
  • Abnormal Breathing
  • Abnormal Immunological Findings
  • Abnormal Movements
  • Abnormal Serum Enzyme Levels
  • Acute Bronchitis
  • Acute Sinusitis
  • Allergies
  • Anemia
  • Angina
  • Anus And Rectum Diseases
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aphagia And Dysphagia
  • Artery Disorders
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrioventricular Block
  • 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
  • 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
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Procedures I perform

  • 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
  • Acute Illness Treatment
  • Advance Directive Planning
  • Anxiety Treatment
  • Asthma Management
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • 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
  • Respiratory Infection Treatment
  • Sinus Infection Treatment
  • Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
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Practice locations

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1517 Rock Spring Rd
Ste C
Forest Hill, MD, 21050

410-838-6358
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Fax 410-838-6750

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

Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1992)

Internship Program: Roger Williams General Hospital (1990)

Medical School: University of Maryland at Baltimore (1989)

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
  • May 26, 2026

    Have been coming to Dr. Armstrong for a few years now. He goes over past and present health and doesn't hurry through it.

  • May 12, 2026

    Dr. Armstrong has shown great concern about my care. He is very thorough when explaining lab results.

  • May 6, 2026

    Dr. Armstrong was great!