Dr. Angus Worthing, MD
Not yet claimedRheumatologist · Physician (MD)
Washington, DC
Angus Worthing is a rheumatologist who practices in the Washington, DC area. He has presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting.
About Dr. Angus Worthing, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Angus B. Worthing is a board-certified rheumatologist who practices with Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC, with an office at 5454 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 600, in Chevy Chase, MD, serving the Washington, DC area. He also holds an academic appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center, and he speaks Spanish.
He studied at Princeton University, earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 2003, and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Georgetown University Hospital in 2006 and a rheumatology fellowship there in 2008.
Outside of seeing patients, he has been active in health policy. He chaired the American College of Rheumatology's Government Affairs Committee from 2016 to 2019 and its Affiliate Society Council from 2011 to 2014, and he serves as vice president of the Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions. His public writing and social media posts focus on drug pricing and transparency, biosimilars, and patient access to coverage. Nothing in the public record found suggests he promotes anti-vaccine or alternative-medicine views.
Federal Open Payments records list $8,403.59 in industry payments to him across 24 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest amounts from UCB, Inc. ($5,852.40) and Invivyd Inc. ($1,627.50). Payments from drug and device companies to physicians are common and legal, and are reported publicly by law.
- Board certified in rheumatology
- Public listings show he is board certified in rheumatology. care.healthline.com
- Georgetown training
- He completed his internal medicine residency (2006) and rheumatology fellowship (2008) at Georgetown University Hospital. doximity.com
- Medical school and honors
- He earned his MD at the University of Minnesota Medical School in 2003 and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He also received a Medical Student Achievement Award and a Medical Humanities Award. arapc.com
- Teaching role at Georgetown
- He is listed as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center. arapc.com
- Rheumatology society leadership
- He chaired the American College of Rheumatology's Government Affairs Committee from 2016 to 2019 and its Affiliate Society Council from 2011 to 2014. doximity.com
- Work on drug costs
- He is vice president of the Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions, a coalition focused on prescription drug costs, and writes commentary on biosimilars. centerforbiosimilars.com
- Fellow of two societies
- He uses the credentials FACP and FACR, indicating fellowship in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology. arapc.com
- Writes for rheumatology press
- He has written columns in The Rheumatologist, a publication of the American College of Rheumatology, as outgoing and incoming Government Affairs Committee chair. the-rheumatologist.org
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments lists $8,403.59 in payments across 24 records from 2021 to 2025, mainly from UCB, Inc. and Invivyd Inc. Such payments are common and legal. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Speaks Spanish
- His professional profile lists Spanish as a language he speaks. doximity.com
Worth knowing
- Licensing board and court record checks (DC Board of Medicine, Maryland Board of Physicians, and local court dockets) were not completed during this research. No adverse findings came up, but the absence of findings here should not be read as a clean check. dchealth.dc.gov
- An author-aggregator page under this name collects bylined commentary, but it is not confirmed that every item belongs to this physician rather than someone with a similar name. muckrack.com
- Hospital affiliations listed in online directories (MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and George Washington University Hospital) come from directory data and were not confirmed against hospital rosters. vitals.com
- A peer-reviewed publication list was not verified, so no publication count is reported here. arapc.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$8,404
24 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $231 |
| 2023 | $371 |
| 2024 | $6,024 |
| 2025 | $1,777 |
Top payers
- UCB, Inc.$5,852
- Invivyd Inc$1,628
- Organon Llc$434
- Horizon Therapeutics plc$195
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$129
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$5,308
- Travel and Lodging$1,520
- Food and Beverage$1,137
- Honoraria$434
- Education$5
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
2021 K St Nw Ste 300
Washington, DC 20006
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