About First Medical Associates

Healthcare With a Purpose

Innovative Healthcare focused on Your Health Goals.

Our Legacy of Care

Personalized Healthcare in a Trusted Environment

Founded in 2004, First Medical Associates has grown from a single community clinic to a leading regional healthcare network with 17 locations throughout Maryland. Our expert team of physicians and advanced care practitioners specialize in providing prompt, accurate diagnosis and comprehensive, personalized treatment by developing a trusting relationship with their patients.

20+

Years of Service

17

Premium Locations

75+

Clinical Providers

Comprehensive Healthcare Near You

Our modern practices are equipped with on-site laboratories and diagnostic tools, ensuring our patients receive innovative and personalized health care in a trusted environment within their community.

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Empowering independent practitioners through a shared community focus.

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Our Timeline

Our Story

From one same-day care center in Olney to a growing regional primary care network, these milestones reflect the communities, providers, and patients that shaped First Medical Associates.

  1. 2008First same-day care center opened in Olney, Maryland
  2. 2009Relocated to Germantown
  3. 2011Transitioned to a primary care model
  4. 2014Second location opened in Gaithersburg
  5. 2018Second physician was hired
  6. 2019Germantown grew to two MDs and two PAs
  7. 2020Rockville location opened
  8. 2021Columbia location opened
  9. 2022Bowie location opened
  10. 2023Nottingham and Silver Spring locations opened
  11. 2024Frederick location opened
  12. 2025Annapolis, Severna Park, and Glen Burnie locations opened

Our History

Dr. Malik opened his first clinic in 2008 in Olney, Maryland, relocating to Germantown in 2009. The clinic began as a same-day care center operating seven days per week with just Dr. Malik, one front desk staff member, and one medical assistant. We transitioned to a primary care model and added a full-time Physician Assistant in 2011, operating six days a week for several years before moving to five days per week in 2015.

Our second location opened in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2014. Another PA was hired and Dr. Malik split his time between the two locations for the next four years. Expansion and growth has continued at a rapid rate with new locations opening every year since 2019 and three locations opening in 2025. We have expanded to over 15 locations in Maryland and our first Virginia location opened in 2026.

We have had some key milestones and services added over time to better serve our patients and ensure our doctors had the best resources at their fingertips. In 2011, we enrolled in CareFirst Patient-Centered Medical Home. This is a program designed to incentivize and provide resources, data and programs to assist health care providers in delivering quality, cost efficient care.

In 2019, when Maryland began the Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP) to transition the health care system away from encouraging more services and higher costs to one that rewards efficiency, value, and better health outcomes, we were one of the first to join. We have been proud to be a part of a program intended to support the delivery of advanced primary care throughout the state and allow community providers to play a vital role in prevention, improving health outcomes and controlling total health care spending growth.

We have a diverse and experienced medical and support staff that are proud to be a part of a health care network that focuses on patients first. With their varied expertise, extensive language skills, and an abundance of different experiences, we are strongly positioned to meet the needs of each of the growing communities we serve. Our state-of-the-art facilities, including on-site phlebotomy services in many locations, help to ensure our patients and providers have the best resources available.

Our Core Values

Guided by integrity since 2008

PATIENT FOCUS

We put patients at the center of every decision and exceed their expectations at every opportunity.

EXCELLENCE

We commit ourselves to high standards and continuous improvement.

INTEGRITY

We do what we say we will do - every time - with honesty and transparency.

COMPASSION

We lead with empathy and humanity, recognizing that every person deserves respect.

ACCOUNTABILITY

We celebrate our successes, take ownership of our mistakes and always deliver on our commitments.