Amarah Baluch, MD| Rheumatology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Back Pain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Chronic Gout
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elbow Pain
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthritis
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- General Symptoms
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Gout
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Pain
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lower Leg Injury
- Lupus Nephritis
- Lymphadenitis
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Myopathies
- Neck Pain
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's Disease
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Rheumatoid Vasculitis
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tendinitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Autoimmune Disorder Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS)
- Electromyography
- Enteropathic Arthritis Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Treatment
- Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
- Hand Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Joint Mobilization
- Joint Replacement
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Low-Level Laser Therapy
- Massage Therapy
- Muscle Biopsy
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Occupational Therapy Evaluation
- Orthotics And Assistive Devices
- Osteotomy
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Phonophoresis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treatment
- Polymyositis Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rheumatology Consultation
- Rheumatology Follow-Up
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treatment
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Vasculitis Treatment
- Vasopneumatic Devices
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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Passport
- United Student Resources
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Education
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University (2023)
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (2019)