Edwin Numsuwan, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
About me
Edwin Numsuwan, MD, specializes in the interventional treatment of low back and neck pain, nerve pain, joint pain and sports-related pain. He is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), with subspecialty board certification in Pain Medicine and Sports Medicine. He is also board certified in electrodiagnostic medicine.
Prior to arriving at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network, Dr. Numsuwan was chief of the Division of Interventional Spine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Previously, he was an assistant professor and attending physician at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Numsuwan received his medical degree from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in NJ. He completed his PM&R residency at New York University Medical Center - Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, a fellowship in Sports and Interventional Spine at LAGS Spine and Sports Care, and a fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Pain
- Ergonomic Assessment
- Fibromyalgia
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Injection
- Nerve Block
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Orthotics Fitting
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Back Pain
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Fibromyalgia
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Disc Disorders
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Muscle Strain
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Strain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Injury
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
Procedures I perform
- Active Release Technique
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Pain Treatment
- Cold Pack
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Elbow Joint Injection
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electromyography
- Ergonomic Assessment
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
- Fall Prevention Training
- Falls Prevention
- Functional Movement Screen
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Graston Technique
- Hip Joint Injection
- Impairment Rating
- Iontophoresis For Medication Delivery
- Joint Mobilization
- Kinesiology
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Knee Injection
- Low-Level Laser Therapy
- Lumbar Traction
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Meniscus Injury Rehabilitation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscle Energy Techniques
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Pain Treatment
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Myofascial Release
- Nerve Block
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Orthotic Device Fitting
- Orthotics Fitting
- Pain Management Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Paraffin Wax Bath
- Phonophoresis
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Radial Shockwave Therapy
- Range Of Motion Exercises
- Rehabilitation
- Selective Functional Movement Assessment
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Speech Therapy
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Performance Enhancement
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Therapeutic Massage
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Work-Related Injury Rehabilitation
- Wrist Joint Injection
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare Direct
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- Sentara Health
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein Pain Medicine (2013)
Fellowship: District of Columbia General Hospital GME (2007)
Residency: New York University School of Medicine (2006)
Internship: Hackensack University Medical Center (2003)
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2002)