ARTHRITIS CARE SPECIALISTS OF MARYLAND, P.A.

What ARTHRITIS CARE SPECIALISTS OF MARYLAND, P.A. does

Arthritis Care Specialists of Maryland, P.A. is a physician-owned rheumatology practice founded in 1991 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, operating as a Professional Association under Maryland jurisdiction. The practice employs 12 staff including 9 clinicians — 5 adult rheumatologists, 1 combined adult/pediatric rheumatologist, 1 pediatric rheumatologist, and 2 physician assistants — each board certified in their specialty. Over 33 years of operation, the practice has registered more than 100,000 patients referred by primary care physicians and other specialists from across the mid-Atlantic region, including Maryland, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware. The practice was originally founded by Dr. Paul A. Gertler, who retired at the end of 2018 after 33 years.

The practice provides comprehensive evaluation and management of musculoskeletal and systemic inflammatory diseases for both adults and children. Its clinical capabilities center on an integrated on-site service stack: a full-time infusion center staffed with 2 registered nurses and 2 medical assistants that administers specialty IV therapies including Remicade, Orencia, Rituxan, and Actemra (and accepts referrals from Neurology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, and Endocrinology); an on-site laboratory with rapid turnaround for organ function studies and disease-specific serologies; musculoskeletal ultrasound for needle-guided joint injections without X-ray exposure; DEXA bone density testing with detailed osteoporosis reporting; and arthrocentesis with microscopic crystal analysis. Telehealth visits are delivered via the Doxy.me platform, and a patient portal supports scheduling and information access. The practice also provides inpatient rheumatology consultations at Howard County General Hospital.

The business model is a referral-based, insurance-reimbursed professional services practice. New patients must present a written consult request from a referring physician along with active insurance documentation, and revenue is generated from evaluation-and-management visits, ongoing disease management, infusion therapy services, and diagnostic procedures. The practice is independently owned by its physician practitioners with no private equity, venture capital, or holding company involvement, and operates from a single office suite that was relocated in August 2018 from Ellicott City to a custom-designed ground-floor medical suite in Columbia.

Name

ARTHRITIS CARE SPECIALISTS OF MARYLAND, P.A.

Legal name

Arthritis Care Specialists of Maryland, P.A.

Website

https://arthritiscarespecialists.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arthritis Care Specialists of Maryland is a physician-owned rheumatology practice in Columbia, MD, providing comprehensive musculoskeletal and autoimmune disease care for adults and children across the greater Baltimore region via consultations, an on-site infusion center, and integrated diagnostic services.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Columbia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultation Services: Referral-based consultations and long-term follow-up for musculoskeletal conditions including initial complete history, review of prior records, thorough examination, and ongoing disease management.
2. Infusion Therapy Services: Office-based IV infusion procedures performed by experienced nurses with physician supervision, including medications such as Remicade, Orencia, Rituxan, Actemra, and others. Also includes intramuscular injection medications.
3. Diagnostic Services: Laboratory testing, X-ray interpretation, DEXA bone density testing, arthrocentesis, and diagnostic imaging services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Arthritis Care Specialists of Maryland, P.A. is a private rheumatology medical practice that diagnoses and treats arthritis, autoimmune, and musculoskeletal conditions. The practice provides in-person consultations, in-office infusion therapy, diagnostic workups, and telehealth follow-up visits for patients in the Columbia, Maryland area.

Product overview

Arthritis Care Specialists of Maryland, P.A. is a rheumatology practice offering comprehensive musculoskeletal and systemic inflammatory disease management. The practice operates as a single-location specialty clinic providing rheumatology consultations, an Infusion Center for intravenous therapies, on-site diagnostic services (laboratory, ultrasound, DEXA), and arthrocentesis procedures. Patient care is delivered through in-office visits, telehealth via Doxy.me, and a patient portal for ongoing access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rheumatology Consultations

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Johns Hopkins Rheumatology: Academic rheumatology division within Johns Hopkins Medicine, a major destination for complex rheumatologic care in the Mid-Atlantic. Competes for the same referral base from Baltimore-area PCPs and offers overlapping services including infusion and advanced diagnostics.
• University of Maryland Medical System Rheumatology: Academic health system's rheumatology program based in Baltimore, with historical ties to several ACS of Md physicians (Hawkins-Holt led pediatric rheumatology there 2014-2023). Direct overlap in adult and pediatric rheumatology across the same Maryland catchment.
• Mercy Medical Center Rheumatology (Baltimore): Regional medical center in Baltimore with an active rheumatology service; formerly led by Dr. Lorenzo (2005-2015) before she joined ACS of Md. Overlaps with the practice on adult rheumatology and inpatient consultations in the Baltimore market.
• Cleveland Clinic Department of Rheumatic & Immunologic Diseases: Nationally ranked academic rheumatology program offering specialty biologic infusions, MSK ultrasound, and complex autoimmune disease management. Comparable service mix but operates as part of a much larger integrated delivery system.
• MedStar Health Rheumatology: Large Mid-Atlantic health system operating rheumatology clinics across Baltimore and Washington. Provides an integrated hospital-and-clinic alternative to independent specialty groups and competes for the same PCP-driven referral volume.

Direct peers

• Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates: Large independent multi-physician rheumatology practice serving the greater Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia region with on-site infusion, imaging, and laboratory services. Highly comparable independent specialty group model to ACS of Md operating in the same referral catchment.
• Charlotte Health & Rheumatology: Independent multi-physician rheumatology practice in the Charlotte, NC market providing infusion therapy and on-site diagnostics. Demonstrates the same single-specialty physician-owned model outside the Mid-Atlantic.

Others

• American College of Rheumatology: Professional society governing rheumatology practice standards, training pathways, and clinical guidelines in the U.S. Relevant as the credentialing and quality reference point that defines ACS of Md's specialty positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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