Nkemka U Esiobu, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
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Nkemka U Esiobu

Nkemka U Esiobu, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Psychiatry

Languages: English

855-778-6874

Clinical areas of focus

  • Pain Medication Management
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychosis Treatment
  • Psychotherapy
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Agoraphobia
  • Amphetamine Addiction
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger Syndrome
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Region Injury
  • Chronic Depression
  • Clinical Depression
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Cognitive Function Disorders
  • Conduct Disorders
  • Conversion Disorders
  • Cyclothymic Disorder
  • Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
  • Dementia
  • Depersonalization Disorder
  • Depressive Episode
  • Disorders Of Social Functioning
  • Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
  • Dysthymia
  • Dystonia
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disorders
  • Emotional State Symptoms
  • Epilepsy And Seizures
  • Factitious Disorders
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Identity Disorders
  • General Sensations And Perceptions
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Hysteria
  • Impulse Control Disorder
  • Impulse Disorder
  • Insomnia
  • Kleptomania
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Learning Disability
  • Long Term Drug Therapy
  • Manic Episode
  • Maternal Diseases
  • Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
  • Mental Health Conditions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcolepsy
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Phobia
  • Poisoning
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
  • Problems Related To Employment And Unemployment
  • Problems Related To Lifestyle
  • Problems Related To Psychosocial Circumstances
  • Psychosis
  • Psychotic Disorder
  • Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Scholastic Skills Disorder
  • Sedative Use Disorder
  • Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
  • Selective Mutism
  • Sexual Disorder
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorder
  • Suicidal Thought
  • Tic Disorder
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transvestic Disorder
  • Trauma
  • Trauma And Stress Disorders
  • Vascular Dementia
  • Women's Mental Health Issue
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Procedures I perform

  • Alcohol Abuse Treatment
  • Anxiety Disorder Treatment
  • Art Therapy For Children
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
  • Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
  • Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
  • Child Abuse Treatment
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Depression Treatment
  • Developmental Assessments
  • Domestic Violence Treatment
  • Drug Abuse Treatment
  • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy For Children
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Existential Group Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing For Trauma
  • Family Systems Therapy For Children
  • Fitness For Duty Neuropsychological Evaluation
  • Learning Disabilities Treatment
  • Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
  • Mind-Body Medicine
  • Mood Disorder Treatment
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Online Therapy
  • Pain Medication Management
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy For Children
  • Play Therapy
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychosis Treatment
  • Psychotherapy
  • Second Opinion Psychiatry
  • Sexual Abuse Treatment
  • Stress Reduction
  • Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Substance Addiction Treatment
  • Suicide Intervention
  • Video Therapy
  • Video Therapy Sessions
  • Wellness And Prevention
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
East Bldg 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7315
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Fax 855-778-9309

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.

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

Education

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2019)

Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (2015)

Hospital affiliations