Dr. Steve Chakmakian, D.O., is chief medical officer (CMO) for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona, a Medicaid health plan serving more than 500,000 Arizonans through the state’s Medicaid, long-term care and developmental disabilities programs, and Medicare Dual Special Needs plan. As CMO since 2011, Dr. Chakmakian is responsible for the administration of all clinical and quality, accountable care and population health, clinical innovation, and value-based programs.

Prior to UnitedHealthcare, Dr. Chakmakian served as CMO for Health Choice Arizona, a Medicaid health plan. He completed is residency in family medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in 2000 and began his clinical career practicing in central Phoenix. Dr. Chakmakian is a graduate of Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.