Edwin Numsuwan, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine | 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.
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
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
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
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