Primary Care & Internal Medicine
Uzoamaka Nwokorie, PA-C
CloseKnit (Primary & Immediate Care)
Uzoamaka Nwokorie, PA-C, is a board-certified physician assistant with CloseKnit in Bethesda, MD. She welcomes patients with common illnesses, chronic diseases, and the minor injuries that affect everyday quality of life. Fluent in both English and Igbo, she is well suited to caring for patients from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
Why patients choose Ms. Nwokorie
She takes time to understand each patient’s condition and builds an individualized treatment plan, pairing prescriptions with practical lifestyle and diet recommendations to support a quick, lasting recovery. She answers questions, schedules follow-ups, and writes specialist referrals as needed — and is known for her focus on patient advocacy and engagement.
Education & credentials
Ms. Nwokorie earned her bachelor’s degree from Howard University and her master’s in health sciences from the University of Washington School of Medicine. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA).
Practice focus
Adult primary care at CloseKnit, including preventive care and wellness, chronic disease management, and treatment of acute illness and minor injuries.
Please note: CloseKnit offers same- and next-day in-person and telehealth appointments. The practice is in network with Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, Emblem Health, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, and UnitedHealthcare Oxford, among 200+ plans.
Profile last fact-checked June 27, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Uzoamaka Nwokorie compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only provider we list offering acute & minor injury care
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name acute & minor injury care.
1 of 2 Igbo-speaking doctors
2 of the 139 providers in our registry (1%) practise in Igbo, across 2 specialties.
1 of 8 we list at CloseKnit
We cover 8 providers at CloseKnit; the 4 below are a sample.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Uzoamaka Nwokorie sits by experience
Uzoamaka Nwokorie finished PA training in 2009, 17 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 108 finished earlier, 23 finished later, and 3 finished the same year.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–19891990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–2004Uzoamaka Nwokorie2009
2005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 — Uzoamaka Nwokorie | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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