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Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD

Accepting New Patients

(804 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (2008)

Professional interests include: knee pain, tarsal tunnel syndrome, patellofemoral arthritis, and more.

102 IRVING STREET NW
Washington, DC 20010

(202) 877-1000

Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Washington, DC specializing in sports medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2008 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD is affiliated with MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, MedStar Health and MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

102 IRVING STREET NW
Washington, DC 20010

Address:

1120 20th Street, NW Building 1 South
Washington, DC 20036

Some issues Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

In The News

“Usually, I won't offer it upfront," says Bryan Murtaugh, a sports medicine physician at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network in Washington.”—"Patients with sports injuries embrace platelet-rich plasma therapy despite a lack of evidence that it works", Washington Post, July 2014

aspiration	38
doctor visit	236
injections	34

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	11
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

aspiration	71
doctor visit	447
injections	110
nerve block	23
pain management	21
spinal procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	258
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	26
Less than 65	118

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

aspiration	58
doctor visit	524
injections	152
nerve block	41
pain management	62
spinal procedures	63

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	131
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	11
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

aspiration	160
doctor visit	765
injections	310
nerve block	75
pain management	129
spinal procedures	106

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	213
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	22
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

aspiration	128
doctor visit	696
injections	251
nerve block	61
pain management	104
spinal procedures	88

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	217
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	15
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

aspiration	97
doctor visit	535
injections	184
nerve block	60
pain management	75
spinal procedures	76

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	27
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

aspiration	44
doctor visit	271
injections	73
nerve block	32
pain management	30
spinal procedures	31

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	127
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

aspiration	152
doctor visit	953
injections	264
nerve block	87
pain management	113
spinal procedures	114

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Washington, DC were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	94
doctor visit	554
injections	174
nerve block	54
pain management	77
spinal procedures	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	122
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	37
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	38
85 and over	11
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	3
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2008. He completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (2008)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2012)

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital

MedStar Health

MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Beech Street PPO, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United Student Resources, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic, Employee Health Plan (EHP) and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Beech Street PPO

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United Student Resources

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

Employee Health Plan (EHP)

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 804 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Bryan Murtaugh, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-11-04