Austin Pain Associates

The worst pain clinic in Austin! These are the true pain NAZIS of Austin. I have a friend that works at another pain clinic here in Austin and the workers at that clinic coined the name because they get so many patients leaving APA and looking for a doctor who cares about their patients instead of UDS’s. You read other reviews commenting on the UDS’s each month, well the reason is that all the big money in pain management is coming from these UDS’s so APA built their own super high dollar drug testing facility with all the latest equipment so that they could do all their own UDS’s and charge ridiculous amounts of money for each test (around $ 2500.00 each test I’ve got the paperwork to prove it) and can justify the high costs by saying we have the latest and greatest gas chromatography mass spectrometry or Immunoassay machines available so they charge this exorbitant amount of money. Then go and look up who owns that lab. Why it’s basically their doctors list (minus some maybe noobies or something) it’s in the disclosure you get your first visit. Dr. Frank was the doctor I saw ONE time! Every time after it was a PA which that Is not my complaint they actually have some pretty good PA’s (the only compliment I have). APA made a HUGE mistake with my scheduling this holiday time and scheduled me on 12-​31-​2015 New Years Eve well I guess I was going to see some member of what they call «medical staff» (Not Even A PA!), but because of my strong pain medicine they have audacity to call me 3 DAYS BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT AND CANCEL! The reason is they are not supposed to have anyone lower then a PA see you when getting certain pain meds. So get this, the earliest I can be seen, because of rich doctor vacations and their busy holiday schedules, is January 15! I say hey wait that is several weeks without my pain medicine that will not only leave me in debilitating pain but also has serious withdrawals that start with in a couple days! Well the girl on the phone says hold on and comes back and says that Dr. FRANK SAYS TO STRETCH YOUR MEDS! WAIT, WHAT! Stretch my medication? Is that like even a real medical term? Your mistake, you should bend over backwards to get me in, not just let my medication run out. I mean really, would it hurt one of these rich doctorss golf game to stay a extra ½ hour one day to get me taken care of? Apparently so regardless of their mistake heartless attitude really put forth and made shine their true colors! So just remember that you are worth less to them then the inconvience of a extra half hour at the office, and furthermore they could care less what you think or have to say about that. I guess I’ll kindly go and screw myself then! Which is just fine with them and don’t get in the way of their vacation or you may lose a finger! No apologies, no nothing after writing complaints to them several times and no reschedule to an earlier day. Needless to say I am no longer a patient at ANY OF THE ADVANCED PAIN ASSOCIATES LOCATIONS! They are just greedy, money hungry, uncaring stockholders in their clinics and their UDS lab. You are not a patient there, you are an invoice! So if you want to be treated like trash and if you want to line the pockets of some rich heartless doctors then go to Advanced Pain Associates. But if you want to be treated like a human and as a patient who is in desperate need of help try just about any other pain clinic in Austin.(Advanced Pain is a good one, Balcones Pain Consultants are so-​so. Both way better then APA!

I went to see Dr. Aijaz on the recommendation of my primary Doctor. I was very pleased with this doctor and his practice. The staff at Austin
Pain Associates was very courteous and helpful. The wait time was appropriate for my first visit. After seeing Dr. Aijaz for the first time, I was extremely happy with his knowledge and expertise. He reviewed my records and answered all my questions. After adjusting my medications, I am satisfied with my progress. I will continue to see Dr. Aijaz for all my future medical concerns.

I had my first appointment with Dr. Kery Feferman last week at the Park Bend location. I will likely be seeing her at the Bee Cave location in the future as she is only at the Park Bend location on Wednesday afternoons.
I have been seeing Pain Management doctors for over 9 years now and recently had to change doctors because my physician closed his practice and started at another. It was then that I started searching for a new Pain Management doctor. I decided on Austin Pain Associates because of their multidisciplinary approach to treating pain. I was tired of the «pill factories».
The first few minutes after meeting Dr. Feferman for the first time, I felt truly at ease. She seemed extremely knowledgeable, she obviously had reviewed my extensive medical history, and she had a plan in mind for my treatment. It was easy to talk with her and she seemed to care about me as an individual. Even though she had a plan in mind for my treatment, she wasn’t insistent that I do it her way and allowed me to be involved in the decision making. That’s how it should be and I was grateful that she seemed to feel that way too.
I didn’t get the names of the support staff but I was impressed by all of them that I met. They were polite and friendly but most of all helpful in a sincere way.
All in all I think I have found a great doctor and I’m extremely pleased. I will post updates to this review as I continue to see Dr. Feferman in the future

First to clarify: all of the doctors listed here are now associated with Austin Pain Associates. They have an office at Park Bend, and one in Round Rock. I really wish there was a way in Unilocal to update the fact that these doctors are no longer in their own practice.
Anyway…
I have now been seeing Dr. Feferman since June. I really enjoy her. Unfortunately I am still dealing with quite a bit of pain, but we have also been working on the removal of pain that I have had in other areas and needed to be treated with nerve blocks. She knew I had a bad experience with a particular procedure, we did it a slightly different way, and I have had great success. With another issue, we are continuing to look at it in a variety of ways, and has taken my input on reactions I have had to pain medicine, etc.
Now, thanks to the DEA freaking out regarding a particular level of medication, it has become increasing more difficult to get into Doctors. However, Dr. Feferman helped me quickly learn which PAs and NPs would be best at working with her patients, and that has helped. So, I do feel comfortable seeing PAs – as long as I’m seeing particular ones. I also work at scheduling out in advance so I don’t worry as much about Drs (and now even some of my favorite PAs) getting booked up in advance.
I know that some are not happy with the fact that APA drug screens you each visit. It isn’t wonderful either. I wish there was a happy medium on this. But, that is the situation and I just deal with it. Thankfully I do have insurance and yes I do have a copay that ends up getting rather annoying after a while.
But, I do enjoy the larger practice, I even had a different doctor do a nerve block recently and found him (Dr. Frank) to be quite nice, took the time to get to know me since I wasn’t his regular patient, and in general I am quite happy with APA and the surgicenter I go to Arise (see separate review on it). I will keep updating my reviews as (I hope) we finally solve my pain issue and we then end my regular visits with Dr. Feferman!

Dr. Kery Feferman CARES! She has been my doctor for several years, she is with Austin Pain Associates. I left the previous pain clinic because she moved to Austin Pain Associates — so I followed her because she was such a great doctor! There are few doctors who really, truly care about you as a person. Dr. Feferman wants only the best for her patients. She listens, she spends the time with you that you need. I wish there were more doctors like her — easy to talk to, down to earth, sympathetic, & caring. I’m so grateful that I found her. If you want a great pain management doctor then please go see her. She won’t just give out meds, she’ll figure out what she can do to make you more comfortable & feeling better.

I have been seeing Dr. Kery Feferman for years now and am very happy with her care. She strives to be on time and so the waiting room time is minimal. She makes sure all your questions are answered and cares about what is happening in your life. Her nurses are also very nice. I have no complaints about her and highly recommend her!