Lawrence Mills, MD| Gastroenterology | MedStar Health
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Lawrence Mills

Lawrence Mills, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (995 reviews)

Specialties: Gastroenterology

Languages: English

443-444-4371

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

  • 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
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Adhesions
  • Abdominal Cramping
  • Abdominal Distension
  • 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
  • External Hemorrhoids
  • 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
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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
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Practice locations

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1300 Bellona Ave
Ste A
Lutherville, MD, 21093

443-782-7640
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Fax 410-821-1904

5601 Loch Raven Blvd
Russell Morgan Bldg 3rd Fl
Baltimore, MD, 21239

443-782-7640
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miles away

Fax 443-444-4371

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology

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)

News and publications

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • May 26, 2026

    I liked Dr. Mills. He was friendly and very knowledgeable.

  • May 15, 2026

    Dr. Mills is outstanding. Thorough exam, comprehensive knowledge of my personal health history and his role as my provider.

  • May 1, 2026

    Excellent