Edwin Numsuwan, MD| Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation | MedStar Health
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Edwin Numsuwan

Edwin Numsuwan, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (843 reviews)

Specialties: Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

Languages: Spanish, English

(301) 215-4470

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.

Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Back Pain
  • Biomechanical Lesions
  • Bone Discontinuity
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation
  • Bursopathy
  • Cervical Herniated Disc
  • Deforming Dorsopathies
  • Deforming Dorsopathy
  • Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
  • Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
  • Dorsalgia
  • Dorsopathies
  • Encephalitis, Myelitis And Encephalomyelitis
  • 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
  • Scoliosis
  • Shoulder Burns
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
  • Soft Tissue Injury
  • Soft Tissue Pain
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spondylopathies
  • Spondylosis
  • Sports Injury
  • Superficial Knee Injury
  • Synovium And Tendon Disorder
  • Tendinitis
  • Tendinous Disorders
  • Thoracic Radiculopathy
  • Thumb Synovitis
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Procedures I perform

  • Chronic Pain Treatment
  • Elbow Joint Injection
  • Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
  • Hip Joint Injection
  • Muscle Energy Techniques
  • Selective Functional Movement Assessment
  • Tendinitis Treatment
  • Trigger Point Injection
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Practice locations

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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815

301-215-9420
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Fax 301-215-4470

Insurance

This list represents the major payors accepted by MedStar Health.

NOTE: Payor contracts change and not all plans associated with a payor may be covered. Payors may offer multiple plans. If you have a question related to your insurance, please contact your insurance plan directly. Contact information is located on your health insurance ID card.

*Denotes limited participation. Specific providers and practices may NOT be participating. Please contact your insurance plan directly.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • Aetna
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
    • Cigna Health Care
    • Kaiser Permanente*
    • MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
    • United HealthCare
    • Aetna
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
    • Healthspring
    • Humana
    • Medicare & Railroad Medicare
    • United HealthCare
    • Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
    • Medical Assistance/Medicaid
    • MedStar Family Choice MD
    • Priority Partners *
    • United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
    • Wellpoint MD
    • AmeriHealth Caritas
    • Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • Medical Assistance/Medicaid
    • MedStar Family Choice DC
    • Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
    • Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
    • MultiPlan
    • Private Healthcare Systems
    • Tricare/Humana Military
    • VA Community Care Network (VACCN)

Education

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

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Management

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)

Awards

  • Washingtonian Top Doc 2025

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.8
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.7
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Jun 19, 2026

    Great doc

  • Jun 12, 2026

    Dr Numsuwan is great!

  • Jun 4, 2026

    Dr. Numsuwan teaches as he listens to and analyzes the issue(s), and presents treatment options.