It's been a year and a half since my surgery was performed by Dr. Ronzo at BioSpine Institute in Tampa. I am very, very pleased. No pain for the past year and a half. The pre-surgical concierge was helpful, and very organized. The aftercare was superb. read more

It occurred to me that this is my third year without back pain after having Dr. Bono work his magic on me. Thank you Biospine and Dr. Bono!! read more

Horrible. Spent thousands of dollars in an attempt to get PRP injections for a spinal cord injury. They said yes at the first appointment, just wanted an MRI done. After that they had me wait an hour at the next appointment and tried to upsell me on surgery. I told them if I was going to get surgery I would get it at the VA where I was covered. They told me to think about it and if not we can still do the PRP. It's now been 4 months and every time I call they give me some excuse on why they can't quote me for PRP or even set up an appointment. Recently they started sending me more bills for varying amounts. Real scummy place. The medical side was nice and the staff was awesome, the problem lies in their accounting and billing departments. read more

I visited Biospine to see what could be done about my lower back pain. Dr. Bono never examined me, only looked at my MRI & Xrays, yet the office visit paperwork says he performed a physical exam, which is a LIE! read more

I met with doctor Ronzo once in early October of 2025. He was a nice enough guy and told me what the next steps would be. His team set me up with an MRI at a TGH imaging location. The MRI was denied by my insurance company because they wanted for me to try alternative treatments (pills) for 10 weeks prior to imaging. I explained to them that another institution has already gone as far as giving me epidurals in my neck/spine and we are far beyond that. Biospine staff couldn't even do what they had to do to provide medical records showing history to my insurance company. Furthermore, a peer to peer review was requested, which Dr.Ronzo and his team failed to conduct and the 14 day window was missed. They set me up with a Parkview MRI and assured me that because of the relationship that they had together, everything would be more transparent and would move along easier. It is now January 20th, I have had an MRI denied 4 times, and I am now going back to my previous provider in hopes of fixing my neck so that I may go back to being a firefighter. Dr.Ronzo and his team effectively wasted the last 3 months of my life and I am no further ahead than when I started. Thank you for nothing. read more

Two separate visits to DrBono required two separate MRIs and weeks to schedule the appointment only to have DrBono rush into my appointment for 5- minutes recommended electrodes implanted in my back as a nerve blocker. I asked him if I could schedule soonest as I was leaving the country fun two weeks he agreed and said he'd inform scheduling to expedite my surgery. When I checked out I asked about Dr Bono's agreement to expedite and their response was that I'd receive a call from scheduling within two days! Today 21 working days or 26 calendar days I received my first call from BioSpine Institute wanting me to schedule! I am out of the country The man on their call said scheduling did not tell me I'd get a call back in two days so now I m a lier!!! Pitiful customer service is lack of integrity! I will be calling the management to make sure that they are aware of this failure to provide quality medical care as they advertise! I do not recommend wasting your time to go to BioSpine Institute! read more

Water left in my incision caused inflammation and paralysis 48 hrs after surgery.i am still struggling to walk 8 months later.

I saw the surgeon in Sarasota called Dr Bono from Biospine. He did a laminectomy on me. I was still in sever pain and complained about back pain. I went to his office for a followup and he told me I did not need my back brace any longer. Several days later I called made an appointment because I was still hurting. They sent me steroids which did not work but gave me weight gain. When I saw his assistant I requested an ex Ray. I was told it came out fine but I was not buying it. I asked for a script for another MRI but was refused. I wondered why they would not let me have one. So I went to my pain management doctor and requested one. I read the new MRI and to my horror I still had the same problem. Amy, I spoke to and requested a non opioid medication. She was so rude to my wife and I. She said since I had a pain management doctor she would not prescribe. I explained that the doctor would not prescribe extra medication from complications with my surgery. It got on dead ears. So I am just letting anyone who thinks about going there to think about my treatment first. Good luck. read more

Dr. Frank Bono is a blessing. Yesterday was a day filled with a lot of uncertainty. My husband was scheduled for a simple procedure that was a long time coming. However things took a turn for the worse and Dr. Bono and his staff at the Surgery Center jumped in to action and took exceptional care of my husband. It has not stopped there. Dr. Bono has stayed in contact with us to ensure that my husband is doing well and that his treatment is consistent and going good. He has taken a great interest in ensuring that his recovery goes well. We are so grateful for Bio Spine and their staff for all they have done and continue to do. read more

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AVOID, AVOID, AVOID. Especially "Doctor" Ronzo. Seems he isn't familiar with the Hippocratic Oath (specifically the "do no harm" clause) , ignores his patients when they tell him they are already on the same medication he prescribes them and the medication isn't working, and the best part is when that patient is in persistent 9/10 pain he cant be bothered to respond for SIX DAYS because he has zero backup doctors, zero answering service, and clearly zero concern. (Except for the patient's money, he's really concerned about that.) HE performed a "minimally invasive" repair in October 2023, and by February 2025 it had not only failed but failed to the point the patient needed EMERGENCY SURGERY by an ACTUAL SURGEON to fix what he "fixed". Oh, and a part of the emergency surgery was to clear the mass of scar tissue his "minimally invasive" procedure left on the patients spine. If that is the kind of care you want, by all means go here. If you want actual medical care, go elsewhere. You'd be better off having a plumber do your surgery than this guy. read more

appointment on Friday , was told I need surgery , received a call later in the day for administrative part to set up a schedule I was told that I needed to go to physical therapy for six weeks. Even after the doctor told me I needed surgery this lady continue to argue with me about physical therapy and surgery , saying it doesn't matter what the Doctor said ( mind you works for BioSpine ) because of that I will never go to the doctor again. read more

Excellent expert care. Been there for 2 procedures, wouldn't let anyone but Dr. BONO near my back!

Worse place ever, bunch of unprofessional people. Wrong info all times and Dr, don't know what he is doing 1 star because there is no zero

I had a consultation at BioSpine with Todd Williams because I wanted a minimally invasive procedure for back pain. They took an X-ray of my back and hip and said my hip was worse than the back. Todd Williams examined both hips by spreading them. When he spread the left one I think I heard a crack and yelled out in pain. He said that just proves that I need hip surgery first and gave me a referral to see an orthopedic surgeon. He said that my insurance company would probably mandate that I go to physical therapy first approving surgery. I went to an orthopedic surgeon whom I had previously seen who said I don't need surgery yet. I contacted BioSpine at least six times over several months asking for an appointment for the procedure. I was told I needed the orthopedic surgeon records and they were sent to them. I called several times and did not receive a response. I emailed through their website and they contacted the office and gave me the name of the person who was supposed to get back to me. I also complained about a disk of the X-ray that I paid $10 for that didn't work. The orthopedic surgeon's office told me that I was the second patient that day who had an X-ray from BioSpine that didn't work. I did speak to someone twice but an appointment was never made. One person that I spoke to told me that I didn't show up to an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon. I told her that was not true - I never made an appointment with their orthopedic surgeon. I now believe they wanted me to see an orthopedic surgeon in their office. It's now obvious to me that they didn't want my business but wanted my $10. read more

I was referred to Dr Ronzo of BioSpine . My back pain was due to a pinched nerve in my lumbar 3 and 4 vertebrae. Dr Ronzo recommended surgery. Two weeks later Dr Ronzo operated and after physical therapy my pain is gone . Thank you Dr Ronzo!! read more

They refused to take Medicare advantage plan ...why is it always all about the money while I continue to suffer severely...so very sad

BioSpine Lakeland scheduled me for surgery..giving me hope that finally I would have pain relief. 13 days out they moved the date up because the surgeon was going on vacation...when I went in for preop they ceremoniously rejected me for high bmi. While I understand bmi can be risky..here are a few things: 1) I started this process months ago... same BmI...why have me get new mris lab work and schedule surgery if that was an issue..talkvto me then..don't raise my hope 2): the doctor didn't even have the manners to come in and talk to me that day..he had his staff tell me and then walked me out... 3) we know I am in chronic pain...and when I tried to renew the pain meds ....they denied them... Staff great.... UT very bad bedside manners...I will have surgery one day...but definitely don't trust this group read more

This process doesn't work for everyone. I spent over $6,000 of my own $ (as my insurance didn't cover any of it), and my back pain is exactly the same as it was before the consultation/xray/MRI/RFA procedure/follow-up. I was told by the Dr to expect 1 year of pain relief for my lower lumbar issues, but I only got about 2 weeks of semi-relief. My mindset going in was "I have to at least try it if it's going to give me a whole year of pain relief", but I definitely wouldn't have gone through all the $/time/effort if I knew how little help it got me. read more

Within 2 weeks I was nearly pain free from my laminectomy surgery! Dr. Bono and his staff were extremely professional and kind. They set up all of my appointments, to include nurse and physical therapy visits after the surgery. Dr. Bono's confidence and his staff's compassion truly comforted me during my difficult time. I will always be grateful to Dr. Bono and BioSpine. Thank you very much! read more

I recently had surgery for spinal stenosis at BioSpine. Dr. Bono is amazing! From my first visit to post op appt the staff handled everything...from ordering pre-op bloodwork, setting up RN & PT after surgery IN MY HOME, to calling me to see how I was. The BioSpine surgery center is state of the art and staffed with excellent professionals. I highly highly recommend BioSpine & Dr. Bono!! read more

In November, I made an appointment with Dr. Claybrooks at BioSpine, Orlando. I provided a recent MRI, they took a couple X-rays, and after reviewing the doctor suggested doing an ablation. I said, that was the first I had ever heard of such a procedure; it sounds like a good idea. They called a few days later and said that I would have to do "conservative care" for 6 weeks, whatever that means, effectively extending the pain I was in further. They blamed this policy on the insurance company. So, I called my insurance company, and a very nice person spent over and hour with me and them finding out what was going on. The insurance company had never heard of such a policy, and I was told that it is very likely the procedure would have been approved as it is considered relatively low risk, especially in the context of other medical help I've been receiving for this issue. But they did not yet have a requested from BioSpine. This company lies to its patients, their doctors talk down to them, and they behave as if they don't really want to help, they just want to follow their own procedures and protocols blindly without considering their patient's needs. read more

Aetna Insurance Terms Not Honored - Biospine performed my back surgery in December. Prior to scheduling surgery, Biospine assured me they were an Aetna in-network provider. Biospine required payment in advance, for what they expected to be my portion of the network negotiated rate. Payment was due at the Biospine pre-op visit. Biospine assured me when I directly asked, they would issue a refund for any charges not covered by the network negotiated terms (minus copay + coinsurances). That was DECEMBER. Aetna denied two charges submitted by Biospine's billing department ("National Medical"). In response, Biospine unsuccessfully resubmitted the same charges to Aetna twice more. The final denial to Biospine occurred in May. I've called Biospine's billing 5 times to ask for my refund of $2K. Each was a 30-40 minute call that cycles between being on hold and file reading. Calls begin and end with "there are two charges pending", and "this will be escalated". It is now October 5th and I've spoken to the 2nd of two "supervisors" at Biospine. Number 2 had no record of what Number 1 previously told me in June (I'm approving this, review to follow, check will be cut, check mailed out, should receive by August). Except.... that didn't happen. Today, I was told this issue will now be "escalated" again. I feel I'm being lied to and led along, while my money is being held hostage, interest free. Is this extortion? It's been 6+ months since Aetna made the final denial. I pay 17% interest on my credit card if I don't pay my balance in full. If I take out a loan, I will pay interest and associated fees. I try to place my cash in interest/dividend bearing products whenever possible. Yet, Biospine has taken a 10+ month loan from me - at no cost to them. Sound fair? Is this legal? read more

I was to have a free MRI review with BioSpine. After a call with one of their PA"s, they ended up sending my disk back with no explanation, no nothing. Now I am receiving a bill for the FREE review with the PA! This is nothing but a bunch of scam artists trying to take advantage of people in severe pain. Funny thing... they could have been the ones to do my surgery, but by not responding, I actually found a surgeon locally who did my surgery and I could not be happier! read more

I WILL NEVER GO BACK... Drove over 2 hrs to get there, had my mri. They took multiple xrays of low back & cervical neck. Dr. Cucchi kept talking about my LOW BACK & what could be done to fix that. Go to a hospital because of my age, 69. I went because of tremendous neck pain that goes from mid-back to up my neck into my head and I get horrible headaches. He totally ignored me & kept changing the subject to my low back. Referred me to pain Medicine. Evaluate and treat. I WENT THERE BECAUSE THEIR AD SAYS THEY TREAT NECK PAIN.......So my 2 hr plus drive was FOR NOTHING!!! Stay away from BioSpine in Lakeland. I am still looking for someone to help me. I thought for sure they could help, ad specifically said neck pain. So disappointed. My name was even spelled wrong & I told the girl at the desk & when I got to the room, it was still wrong, part correct, but not right. read more

Had a laminectomy surgery by Dr. Bono four years ago Still paying the price to this day. Results were not good. The first week after surgery I woke up in the middle of the night screaming. Something was wrong. I was then scheduled for emergency surgery. Got there first thing in the morning. The Doctors and staff noticed I was put on the schedule last minute. I was told I would be last. I laid in a bed for hours on end. As the sun is going down it's now my turn. When I woke up all lights to Bio spine surgery center was off. All upfront staff already went home. There is just three people there to help assist me. As soon as I tried to stand up. I knew something was majorly wrong. I could not walk and started freaked out and cry. My lady then started to cry. I did not walk out of that facility they wheelchaired to my SUV. This was the moment I cried all the way home. It took some time to get out of the SUV. Remember they wheelchair me to the SUV. I did not have a wheelchair at my house. let's just say it was a nightmare trying to get into my house. My left side bottom half was disabled. I could not lift my left foot to get up our four steps to get into the house. Now that there were major issues. Bio spine sent a specialist to my house. They recorded my first surgery but not my emergency surgery. Dr. Bono told me out his own mouth. It was the nastiest surgery he has done. He told me and my lady he had to stop and call Dr. Renzo his partner. He then proceeded to show me the pictures he took with his cell phone. My redo laminectomy he said took 3 times longer than normal, they did not record my emergency surgery. Therefore, my attorney could not get them on a malpractice lawsuit. What bothers me. Dr Bono took pictures of me while I as under Anastasia. I didn't personally tell him that what I thought. I felt extremely violated. This made my brain spin I'm still not over it to this date. After further research and multiple surgeons there was no reason for me to have surgery in the first place. I went to a sports specialist who just so happens to take care of NFL players. He expressed to me. All I needed was therapy you should have never been under the knife. The only way to fix my situation was to have spinal fusion. I found a great Doctor he fixed me the best he could. So, before you fall for their fancy commercials do your research. I feel Bio spine performs unnecessary surgeries to pay for their glamorous commercials and millions and millions in advertising. read more

I called BioSpine to get an estimate on how much it would cost to see a doctor. They said I was out of network so it would be around $120. I went to see Dr. Ronzo and he saw me for 15 minutes and said surgery would not be needed. The office failed to bill me and billed my insurance and billed them for an office visit of $$826 which $591 would be my balance. I've sent 7 emails to billing@biospine.com without one reply. Their customer service and communication seems to be non-existent and they are billing out office visits at $826 which is absurd! read more

I've had two PLIF's (2007 & 2009) and am painfully (pun intended) aware that my case is complicated. The front desk gals are pleasant enough. Due to a fairly nasty MVA on May 24th 2022, I've now been to two neurologists, an out of town orthopedic Dr.,boatloads of X-Rays & now am at BioSpine. Dr. Davis is very kind and interested. The problem is this: what can be done to help the situation? Since the jury is still out on this, I'll reserve final judgment, until after a plan is offered with acceptable results. TBC.... read more

It was a bad experience. Got sent for neurology testing and then got a text for a follow up after my neurology testing. Made the appointment and got there early. The girl at the desk asked me if I had the results from the neurologist I told her that the neurologist was giving the order and was going to send the results to BioSpine. my follow-up appointment had no information from the neurologist at all and only requested to see if I had the results. They were quick to make a follow-up appointment, but had no idea of where the information was that they had ordered. Sat there for two hours, and walked out. Worst run medical facility I've ever experienced. if the office is such a disappointment. It made me lose all confidence in their doctor as well. Don't waste your time. read more

Made an appointment to get an opinion on a back issue. Dr. Bono was very professional and did not hesitate to answer questions and to offer options. His explanations were clear cut and easy to understand. Working with staff was just as easy. Setting up future appointments and procedures was seamless and they all worked together to make my experience with BioSpine most comfortable. If there was any drawback to the appointment, it was the wait time in the office. Overall, a good experience. I will do my best to update as things progress. 9/21/2018 - I am three months post-op. I am so happy with the results. I did have a Lumbar Fusion of the L5/S1 on June 20th. The operating staff were very comforting and professional. They answered my last minute questions and definitely put me at ease. Thirty minutes after waking from surgery I was up and walking, pain free. I was confined to minimal activities, basically walking only. Over the course of the three months there was some discomfort and some days I just felt like I wanted to give up. But I stuck with it and over the past two weeks I've had virtually no pain with the exception of morning soreness. I am now free of a back brace and I am free to do any activities I wish. My advice, do what the doctor tells you and follow the program. You won't go wrong. Thank you to everyone at BioSpine Institute! read more

I have been trying to make an appointment with this location as it was recommended to me for the past 3 weeks or so. If you leave the information on their Make an appointment section, they will never never contact you ! Then they have this chat person named "AVA" which is a fake automated chat room, which will ask you your Name & DOB, and at the end refers you to make a phone call to the office to make an appointment. So let me tell you about the phone call , you will be greeted by an automated system, and you push number for "New Patient" ,well lets see a couple of times i spent each time about 35 minutes or so, to then be told to email them at "biospine.com, which does not work or recognized by email systems So I finally attempted early in the morning and got through, to be asked questions and then advised that it was not a comp case, and using my own insurance i needed to speak to someone else. told if they don't answer leave a message. Obviously they did not answer, and now an answering machine advising me information to leave, and that she would call me at some point that I am next in her answering machine. well its been hours now and they close soon at 4:30 pm. I never write reviews ,but this location made me write one, because i was told and they state on their site about all that Customer Service and PATIENT CARE. Their website is so nicely set up, but I come to ask "WHY" is that . Is it you have become a factory and don't care, who gets in makes it and does not oh well we well. I am very sad that this is not medical location, but a Business instead. Will ask my Dr. for a proper Medical Location that cares, really hope this place really doesn't offer the best in the area.. read more

I had three back surgeries prior to going to Biospine Institute. After living with months of pain, I went to Biospine. Dr. Cucchi performed my surgery two weeks ago. My pain is gone and I am walking without a walker or back brace. I would recommend Biospine to anyone who is experiencing back pain. The staff at the Lakeland office and the Surgical Center in Orlando are very professional and answered all my questions and concerns. read more

In acute pain with lots of avenues tried. Borderline can't walk, can't focus on work, can't sleep. They boast about next day appointments. Which they did and the PA was nice. But it's just a 5 minute exam. They say schedule the MRI and the follow-up. Closest follow-up was over a month away. Why not tell patients up front that realistically you are looking at 6 weeks out? Looking for other options because pain is too severe. And we wonder why people end up in emergency rooms for non emergency events! read more

I was scheduled to have my second appointment at Bio Spine at 2:45 today. I arrived at 2:35 and was finally shown to an exam room at 3 pm. At 3:20 a tech came in to take my vitals and when that was done at about 3:25 I asked when the doctor would be in to see me. I was advised I'd be seeing the same PA I saw in my first visit and not a doctor. He would probably have me get an MRI and I wouldn't see a doctor until after the results were back. When no one had come in to see me by 4 pm, I left and while checking out at the front desk advised them not to bill my insurance for the visit. read more

You are in trouble if you need back surgery at this place you are better off seeing a chiropractor or acupuncturist These guys are just as bad as laser spine institute which defaulted on its bonds. I think biospine has the same type of financial trouble read more

Went to Bio Spine hoping to correct 5th bulging disc that MRI and Xrays showed with exposed nerve. Back pain was mounting and I needed help. This was going to be minimally invasive and there was hope said the doctor. He said he could help and that was welcome news!! But.....up front costs were going to be over 3000.00 out of pocket....WOW! That was not that would be all said and done. My wife and I spoke afterwards and we could not go forward. Called Bio Spine back to ask about cost assistance and 3 months have gone by with no answer. We have minimal income and fixing my back is not a priority for us! read more

I just had my spinal fusion on February 22, 2022 and I can tell you this was the best decision I've made in awhile. Home the same day, 2 weeks later I'm cleared and no more back brace. Dr. Cucchi in Deltona and Orlando did a fantastic job. I would recommend anyone with back issues to make your appointment now. It cannot hurt to have them look at your MRI and X-Rays and give you an opinion. I am able to sleep on my back again after many years of it being too painful. I'm very happy!! read more

Took my wife there for a consultation on her severe back pain. They took X-rays and told her there was nothing they could do for her and advised my wife to go to her own pain management doctor and have him put a morphine pump in her back. My wife cried in her wheelchair. A couple of weeks later, I ordered a handicap scooter for her so she could experience a little independence for herself. After paying out of pocket for it, Medicare wanted us to get a prescription from Biospine so a small part of the scooter could be paid for and after 3 calls to them, Biospine finally called my wife and told her that they don't give prescriptions and for her to contact her own family doctor. Other than treating my wife so horribly, they in effect did absolutely nothing! Obviously, we won't be going back. A total waste of time and NOT helpful!! read more

Do not waste your time going to this place. It's a joke. Dr. Bono is not a good doctor he is not a personable doctor you're wasting your time and your money, went to see him he refused to shake my hand because people carry germs, who wants to deal with a surgeon that won't touch your hand on top of that they are all rude and a bunch of liars! Don't waste your time! On top of that had surgery scheduled for the 14th, they canceled it the 14th!! after I spent hundres on pre-surgery test that they made me get. and they take your money and they do nothing to help you !!! They got $2,000 from me and no surgery! they're all a bunch of liars read more

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Totally nonresponsive! 1st problem I couldn't get anyone to return my call to tell me they received my MRI so I went to my appointment anyway and they found it after a long look. Paid the $70 copays. Then met with Dr Bono which went fine, he recommended a treatment. Then met with Jonathan Schweitzer and he explained the process and that Carmen Pagan, the insurance coordinator, would call. She did 3 days later and left a message. I returned her call later that day and again 2 days later, no response. Called Johnathan and left him a message too. No response. Finally went to the office today and to my surprise they had not locked their doors. I picked up my MRI and start my search for relief elsewhere. The Doctors are probably good but management is incompetent! read more

I've had chronic pain in my neck and left shoulder for over 12 years. I finally had enough and went to BioSpine for treatment options. My initial introduction was with Linde she was amazing when making my appointment! Felt like I've known her for years. She set me up with Dr. Davis who was AMAZING he was thorough! Explained in detail what he saw and what he felt needed to be done! I had my procedure yesterday and already feel better l, I also decided to address my issue in my lower back which we will do the surgery once I'm out of this neck brace! Marcel was my concierge and he addressed all of my needs without an issue! Everyone at BioSpine was awesome just sorry I waited so long!! read more