Nkemka U Esiobu, MD| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Pain Medication Management
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychiatric Medication Adjustment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis Treatment
- Psychotherapy
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
- Carotid Stenosis
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Chronic Depression
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Coccydynia
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Conversion Disorders
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depersonalization Disorder
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Dyslexia And Symbolic Dysfunctions
- Dysthymia
- Dystonia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Factitious Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Identity Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- 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
- Migraine
- Mood Disorders
- Narcolepsy
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Nonpsychotic Mental Disorder
- Obesity
- Panic Attacks
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- 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
- Subcortical Infarction
- Substance Use Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
- Transvestic Disorder
- Trauma
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
- Vascular Dementia
- Women's Mental Health Issue
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
- Bipolar 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
- 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
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- 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
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
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- First Health PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HighMark
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
Education
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2019)
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine (2015)