I've been a patient of Dr. Acosta's since 2007 and he has never disappointed me or let me down. During procedures (i.e. injections or spinal cord stimulator implant), he is EXTREMELY thorough, kind and compassionate, and lets you know exactly what's going to be happening BEFORE it actually happens. He always goes the conservative route, which is nice because it shows that he's not out for the Almighty Dollar...he's actually thinking about my health and what's best for me.
I have only physically seen one problem while there in the office and have read negative reviews along the same lines. One day I was in the waiting room and a girl came SLAMMING out of the inner office door screaming because she didn't get the pain medications that she wanted and they'd regret it. A lot of the negative reviews I've read are because of people not receiving the pain medications they wanted to receive, too.
Think about it: if you go to the ER with chest pain, do you REALLY think that they're going to listen to you when you say, "Do a heart transplant surgery right now!!"? Absolutely not. Doctors start off with very conservative treatments - including medications - and you have to give these conservative treatments a chance to work or not work before moving on to the next level. That's just plain common sense. When/if one treatment doesn't work, you move to the next, and so on. It isn't fair that Dr. Acosta has received negative reviews because some people are too stupid to understand this.
One last thing: you most likely WILL NOT see Dr. Acosta every single time that you have an appointment. A lot of times you'll probably see one of the ARNPs (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners) because the doctor is doing procedures on other patients. If this makes you angry, I recommend that you look up what an ARNP is and what she can and cannot do.
All in all I highly recommend this office and specifically Dr. Acosta. He has been VERY good to me over the years (and just an FYI, so have the ARNPs) and I feel 2,000,000% comfortable there. If you need a Pain Management specialist that you can trust, then I would definitely give Dr. Acosta a try. :) read more