Interventional pain management · Offices in Downey, Tarzana and Bakersfield
Back and neck pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, facet and SI-joint pain, knee arthritis, migraines and occipital neuralgia, and pain after knee, shoulder or back surgery.
8207 E 3rd St, Unit 104, Downey, CA 90241
Procedures are performed at Downey Outpatient Surgery Center, owned by the same physician. Referring doctors can email records to [email protected] or call.
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California at a glance
residents (2023 estimate)
38,965,193
cities covered here
86
registered offices in those cities
1,497
per 100,000 residents in those cities
12.0
Who regulates care in California
Physician licenses: Medical Board of California
Work injuries: California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC)
Medicaid program: Medi-Cal
How accident medical bills are paid in California
California is an at-fault (tort) state: the at-fault driver's liability insurance pays injury costs, usually at settlement. Until then, care is paid by your health insurance, your own med-pay coverage, or a medical lien. Tell the pain clinic you were in an accident and how you plan to pay.
After an injury: what to do first
Get checked the same day for any head injury, severe pain or numbness; urgent care or an ER comes before a pain clinic.
Report a work injury to your employer in writing; workers' compensation then pays approved care (California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC)).
A pain specialist is the right next step when pain lasts beyond a few weeks or limits work and sleep.
Keep every visit, prescription and missed workday in one folder.
Choosing a pain doctor in Los Angeles
Check the license with the Medical Board of California. Physicians can also be looked up on DocInfo.org.
Ask whether the doctor is board certified in pain medicine (through anesthesiology, PM&R or neurology).
Ask which procedures are done in the office and which at a surgery center, and who reads your imaging.
Bring a list of medicines, prior imaging (MRI, X-ray) and the dates your pain started or changed.
In California, prescribers check the CURES database before prescribing controlled pain medicines, so tell the doctor about every prescription you take.
