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Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD

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Specializes in: Gastroenterology (Digestive System) and General Practice

University of Ilorin (1984)

Professional interests include: interventional endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal cancer screening, and more.

263 7th Avenue Suite 5H
Brooklyn, NY 11215

(718) 362-3260

Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD is a gastroenterologist in Brooklyn, NY specializing in gastroenterology (digestive system) and general practice. He graduated from University of Ilorin in 1984 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, KINGS PHYSICIAN SERVICES PC and NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn - Multispecialty.

Office Locations

Address:

263 7th Avenue Suite 5H
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Address:

38 6th Avenue Floor 4th
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Address:

1910 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	214
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	60
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	56
Dementia	24
Cancer	15

blood draw	28
diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	296
gastrointestinal procedures	100
hospital care	374
inpatient care	374
minimally invasive procedures	100
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	91

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	210
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	65
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	57
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

blood draw	18
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	294
gastrointestinal procedures	108
hospital care	322
inpatient care	322
minimally invasive procedures	108
preventive care	9
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	101

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	392
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	108
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	59
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

blood draw	26
diagnostic procedures	112
doctor visit	290
gastrointestinal procedures	120
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205
minimally invasive procedures	120
preventive care	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	112

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	177
Hispanic	30
Asian	12
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	36
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	59
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

blood draw	35
diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	324
gastrointestinal procedures	104
hospital care	265
inpatient care	265
minimally invasive procedures	104
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	91

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	185
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	55
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	59
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

blood draw	29
diagnostic procedures	83
doctor visit	294
gastrointestinal procedures	102
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225
minimally invasive procedures	102
preventive care	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	83

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	203
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	54
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	56
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

blood draw	29
diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	266
gastrointestinal procedures	75
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
minimally invasive procedures	75
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	79

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	179
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	38
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	54
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

blood draw	15
diagnostic procedures	64
doctor visit	154
gastrointestinal procedures	71
hospital care	206
inpatient care	206
minimally invasive procedures	71
preventive care	9
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	64

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	146
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	38
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Dementia	31
Cancer	16

blood draw	13
diagnostic procedures	217
doctor visit	348
gastrointestinal procedures	229
hospital care	327
inpatient care	327
minimally invasive procedures	229
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	217

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Brooklyn, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

anastomosis	25
blood draw	24
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	289
gastrointestinal procedures	126
hospital care	278
injections	12
inpatient care	278
minimally invasive procedures	126
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	108

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	170
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	69
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	38
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	45
75 to 84	86
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	115

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD graduated from University of Ilorin in 1984. He completed residency at Interfaith Medical Center. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Ilorin (1984)

Residency: Interfaith Medical Center (1993)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

KINGS PHYSICIAN SERVICES PC

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn - Multispecialty

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: 1199 National Benefit Fund, Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP), United Healthcare, Multiplan, Aetna, Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), MultiPlan and 1199 National Benefit Fund.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

1199 National Benefit Fund

Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)

United Healthcare

Multiplan

Aetna

Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP)

MultiPlan

1199 National Benefit Fund

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ofem Ajah, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$13,542 Vemlidy $5,757	Harvoni $237	$7,548
AbbVie, Inc.	$400 Mavyret $205	Viekira $105	Humira $51	Moderiba $24	$16
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$254 XIFAXAN $173	XIFAXANIBSD $81
Pfizer Inc.	$211 XELJANZ $125	INFLECTRA $86
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$172 LANTUS $120	TOUJEO $31	LANTUS SOLOSTAR $21
Other	$766 CRM $143	TERLIVAZ $135	Instinct $85	AMITIZA $67	XIFAXAN $37	Other $300

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$11,700
Food and Beverage	$3,163
Travel and Lodging	$363
Education	$120

Biography

Dr. Ofem Ajah's specialties are general practice and gastroenterology (digestive system). He practices in Brooklyn, NY. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences and residency at Interfaith Medical Center. His areas of expertise include the following: interventional endoscopy, celiac disease, and hepatitis C. Dr. Ajah most likely takes Anthem, Health Insurance Plan of New York (HIP), and UnitedHealthcare, as well as other insurance carriers. He is professionally affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Brooklyn, NY.