Dr Pirouz is a fantastic doctor. I spent many years with neck pain that I couldn't find treatment…read morefor. I went to see Dr Pirouz and he immediately diagnosed my issue and set the plan to remedy it. After 3 treatments the pain was gone. 4 years later and I'm still pain free. His staff is kind and extremely helpful. I would recommend him to anyone suffering from back or neck pain.

From the owner: Dr. Pirouz is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Pain Medicine, a…read morecombination that lets him approach pain from multiple clinical angles at once. With more than a decade of experience on the Central Coast, he has built a strong referral network among local primary care physicians and spine specialists. His practice offers comprehensive care, from careful diagnostic evaluation through interventional procedures, neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain treatment, and advanced neuromodulation therapies such as spinal cord stimulation. Equally important is responsible opioid stewardship, helping patients manage medications safely while improving function and quality of life. Gold Coast Pain and Wellness operates from two locations: a primary office in Pismo Beach at 2 James Way, Suite 205, and a secondary office in Templeton at 1111 Las Tablas Road, Suite O. What sets Gold Coast apart is its multidisciplinary, patient-centered philosophy, integrating medication management, interventional procedures, rehabilitation, and wellness strategies into coordinated plans. The goal is not simply to mask pain but to restore movement, independence, and a fuller life.

Dr Pirouz is my physician here. I've been fighting stage IV Metastatic Malignant Melanoma for 3.5…read moreyears. Recently, I started having back pain. Let me premise this with the fact that I have one of the best oncology teams in the country. This includes the number 5 Melanoma specialist in the world. I fly across the country every month to see them at a prestigious medical institution. However, none of my specialists caught my back problem. We all figured the symptoms were from the surgeries I had. Dr. Pirouz, however didn't blink twice when I mentioned my symptoms (which weren't even in my back). He immediately ordered a MRI of my lumbar and scheduled me to be back in his office in two weeks. Needless to say, my MRI was abnormal. He has referred me out to a Neurosurgeon that has already called me back (same day!). I have been sick for a long time. Not to mention, I worked in health care for over 20 years. It's not my first rodeo when it comes to continuity of care. It seems that physicians are getting more and more subspecialized. I have about twenty different providers. Most of them tell me that something is not their territory and then refer me out. This becomes exhausting after awhile and therefore, nobody is treating the "whole self!" Many hospital systems have this as their mission statement; however it's just a line. I should know... I've worked for many great hospital systems and have lived through it first hand! I would recommend this physician, hands down. He's done his job with the utmost professionalism and found something my other physicians didn't.

I was both relieved and horrified to see this many bad reviews. I have never been treated so poorly…read moreand unprofessionally by a medical office in my life, and I've had many doctors, from LA to SF. I thought I might have done something wrong, until I read these ratings and see that my experience was not unusual. They do not return phone calls. They are rude and dismissive when you speak to them. I am experiencing mind numbing back pain; the outcome from a severely broken spine twenty years ago. I was desperate to see someone soon, and their first available with the referred Dr. Kuang was two months away. I asked if anyone else were available sooner, and Dr. Patel had time the following week. I needed a separate referral sent, and ordered it. Then they called and said Dr. Kuang had "double booked" me and could see me in two weeks. I did not want to wait that long if I didn't have to, nor did I want to be squeezed in between appointments, and said I preferred to come in earlier and see Dr. Patel. They told me to call the following Monday. And when I called, either they didn't answer the phone or, on answering it, told me I had to speak to the scheduler. Then they transferred me to a scheduler who handles...surgeries. After more phone calls, I was able to leave a message with the right person. Who then never called me back. For three days! It appears the office is in flux, with a lot of turnover. When I finally got someone on the phone, they said "oh, Dr. Patel is not available now." I was shocked that he'd gone from multiple openings to none. And nobody had called to schedule me in. Then they said, somewhat cryptically, that he wasn't going to be in the office that week anyway, and my appointment would have been cancelled regardless. What? I expressed my frustration with their lack of protocol, and my fears that if they couldn't even return a call, I was worried about getting the epidural I know I need. (Have had them before.) Ten minutes later, they called me back, and said they were refusing patient care. That I had to find someone else! What kind of responsible medicine is this? I was justifiably frustrated by their lack of concern, or follow through, and told them so. I can understand doctors thinking a patient might not be a good fit, but nobody had even seen me. Instead, I got the run around for two weeks. And since this is SLO, there are few other places to go. In short, they condemned me to more weeks of suffering because of their irresponsible behavior. I would never, ever, ever go to these doctors, under any circumstances. Have found an outstanding practice in Santa Barbara - worth the drive. Utterly professional, and immediately responsive to my situation. They said they see lots of patients from SLO, and have heard the same unhappy stories about Pain Management Specialists. Meantime, I intend to write up my experience and send it to the State Medical Board. It's borderline malpractice, especially if a patient worsens over the time they are not seen. I'm not interested in pursuing the matter further; but I hope there is some kind of disciplinary measure taken. And I hope all those who have also been treated shabbily report it to the Medical Board, as well. Their behavior is inexcusable. I understand the world doesn't revolve around me, and my needs, but when I am making every effort to be seen, following instructions for a referral, and calling in a timely manner, as requested, I see no reason why phones cannot be answered, calls returned, along with a staff who deals with patients in a courteous manner, instead of a snippy, exasperated tone. And then, to be dismissed, as if I were simply booking a nail appointment, instead of crucially needed care. Shameful. I worked in corporate America for years, and this kind of unprofessionalism simply wasn't tolerated. And should not be.

Dr. Untal is an excellent doctor in every way. He is; Very…read moreknowledgeable, articulates complex medical information in easy to understand terms, has a great sense of humor and is obviously a man of integrity. And he is a gifted doctor, compassionate and when I talk with him, he sincerely listens . Dr. Untal exhibits the rare qualities of modern day physicians who care about their patients and wants to help them.

#1 doctor for pain. He is awesome, friendly, caring and does his job well. He will be missed. Now I…read morehave to find someone who can hold his standards. Wish management would have told his patients, he was no longer working there instead of waiting until the day of my appointment. Not a company I want in charge of my care.

Dr Mozingo is an excellent pain physician His intuitive ability to find the reason I was having…read moretremendous back pain. Then he continued with a treatment plan, which included Pt therapy nerve blocks . Medication. Secondly he insert a Spinal Cord Stimulator which resolved 85% of my pain. Which significantly reduced my need for pain medication.His knowledge of pain therapy is superior. I would highly recommend him for back issues.

When I look up this business on Yelp for the SLO office, 14 out of their 21 reviews are 1 star…read morewhich is literally 2/3 of the reviews in regards to this office. Now I see why. ‍ By adding another 1 star review, now it will be 15 out of 22 reviews that have 1 star, says pretty much all one needs to know when considering putting your health and wellness in the hands of this medical practice. I already struggle with chronic pain because of fibromyalgia, however I had a severe traumatic injury and triple fractured my ankle about 2 years ago. My orthopedic surgeon Dr. Abernathy (who I adore and is amazing) referred me to Pacific Pain Physicians in the hopes that it would help me in *some* way deal with the pain from the 2 surgeries and the injury from 2 years ago that permanently damaged both of my ankles and one of my knees. So not only do I now have chronic pain but I have new acute pain from the injuries and 2 surgeries. Unfortunately, going to this office and 'physician' was a total waste of my time. First off, the doctor was a bit gruff, which obviously is the last thing you need if you are already struggling with pain, but also my time with him yielded no results and he had ZERO suggestions for me except to take gabapentin which I have a bad reaction to and cannot take. I asked him about different treatments or supplements or anything that might help me and literally EVERY SINGLE THING I asked him about whether a treatment or action or supplement might help me (a few things I had read about doing a little research on my own before the appointment), and he referred me off to ask someone else for every. Single. Thing. For one question he bounced it off and said "Sure, you should talk to your orthopedic surgeon about that". In regards to another question he told me to talk to my general practitioner doctor ‍ And another question I asked him about he suggested that I ask my physical therapist.‍ ‍ He had literally NO helpful information, treatments, or suggestions for me, as well as being gruff and dismissive and not very kind or supportive at all. Thanks a lot for wasting my time and energy, since it takes a lot for me to drive all the way from Atascadero to SLO and to even just get dressed and get in the car and go to an appointment is difficult because of the traumatic injury and the chronic pain and fatigue. So thanks for wasting my time, energy, and money and making me feel more hopeless. Since then I have done even more research and there are LOTS of treatments out there and things to do that help both chronic and acute injuy-related/post surgery pain, as well as address the psychological and emotional repercussions that always happen as a result of chronic and/or acute pain, and I was hoping that Pacific Pain Physicians would be able to guide me towards those, or provide treatments themselves, or at THE VERY LEAST give me helpful information. They had NONE. This doctor and practice should have much more resources (that it turns out DO exist), so either they don't know about them, which is creepy - OR they don't want to give that information to their clients, which is even creepier! I am guessing because they would not benefit enough financially from those treatments or suggestions. Either way it was off putting and did I mention creepy? Yes, creepy , that a ***pain specialist DOCTOR**** had NO options, ideas, suggestions, or helpful tips or recommendations for me of ANY kind - other than putting a medication in my body (Gabapentin) that doesn't agree with my system. And when I told him that he did not pivot and offer any other suggestions, he was just giving me a dead stare. So then I proceeded to ask specific questions about specific ideas and he just referred me off to somebody else for EVERY SINGLE QUESTION. They should have much more options for their clients, things that I found out later. Because of that horrible appointment, I was forced to do a lot more research and there is lots of information and are many treatments/actions I could try that actually do exist, but they don't offer those or even want to give you information, which as a patient made me feel misguided and underinformed as well as trivialized, hopeless, and without options. That is literally why we go to them is to get help! This whole experience made me feel worse, both the physical pain that it caused me to have to go to an appointment and function and walk with my injuries, but also emotionally and psychologically it set me back. This practice and doctor should be ashamed by their lack of helpful treatments or advice, lack of empathy and support, and creating an off-putting experience for people who are already struggling. The last thing anybody who is dealing with pain needs is to waste their time, energy, and money. The fact that me and 14 other people felt strongly enough about their negative (and/or completely fruitless) experience that they needed to take their time and energy to warn others is very telling.

I don't like leaving negative reviews, but the pain management office in SLO is AWFUL!!! I have…read moregone in for urine tests and gotten calls demanding that I go for a retest that Morphine showed up in my urine, and I hadn't had any morphine at all!!! I have called about problems and never received calls back, I've been ordered down to their SLO office even though I informed them that it isn't a good time for me to go down that I was in terrible pain. I have been accused of shopping doctors to get extra pain medication. When I tried to explain that the previous Nurse Practitioner told me that I was no longer a patient with them and I was on my own, the NP that called me and snarled that she knew all about it (which she didn't). I was treated like a 5 year old that couldn't handle medication on their own and was put on a schedule of getting my medication every two weeks. My dosage was also cut enormously so I was at the point that all I could do is sit in my chair and hurt. As for seeing a doctor????? What doctor????? I was with the SLO pain clinic for over 3 years and I don't remember EVER seeing a doctor. I was beginning to believe that they don't exist!!!! I had left a bunch of paperwork and a note about the first NP, and stated I wanted the paperwork back, and it didn't arrive. They either kept it or destroyed it. I really can't find one good thing to say about this pain clinic. I don't expect to be handled like royalty, but I sure don't expect to be treated like the village idiot and something that crawled out of the septic tank either. As it is I am treated more like a pile of dog sh*t that the NP stepped in while wearing her brand new Parada shoes than a patient that needed some understanding with a touch of compassion. I was only a pay check to her and nothing more. I lucked out today, I spoke to my Nurse Practitioner, (I refer to her as a Nurse PITA) and they are dismissing me from their practice...that was after I vented my spleen and told her that the clinic was fired-GOOD BYE!!!! I am not about to grovel and have someone who doesn't know my pain issues pull the strings on my life and pain and not listen to what's going on with them. When I told her today that I had fallen and possibly refractured my ankle, she asked the intelligent question "Are you walking on it?" Duh! How does one get to the bathroom? I have to admit that my Christmas is made with my getting rid of the SLO Pain Clinic. It is no more a pain clinic than I am a Astronaut! If you're considering them, think twice, they don't give a damn for the patient, just the pay check!!!!

If I could give negative stars I would. Dr. Levitan is by far the worst doctor I've ever…read moreencountered. He's rude, unprofessional, and his office in SLO is a disorganized mess. They don't answer their phones and no matter how many messages you leave, they don't call back. He simply doesn't care. If he were the last doctor on earth I wouldn't go to him. I left nine messages on the voice mail of some possibly fictitious office manager named Mayra, each time saying I was in terrible pain, couldn't sleep or sit down, and I'm still waiting for her to return my phone calls. It's been two months and she hasn't returned my calls. I'm waiting for my appointment with a different doctor. Go somewhere else.

Referred to Dr. Yeh for cervical and lumbar disc issues. I was able to get in quickly and initially…read morewas interviewed by his PA Justin who was very thorough and pleasant. He set me up with and appointment with Dr. Yeh within 2 weeks. Dr Yeh is a very pleasant, personable neurosurgeon who had reviewed my file, including my CT and MRI scan, with me and discussed the possible treatment options. He never pressured me to have surgery so I opted for conservative treatment with follow up visits every 3 months. So far, I am happy with my decision and Dr. Yeh's treatment.

Dr Yeh is caring n warm n listens , never hurry's. Beyond a…read moredoubt he is the best in my area . Justin his PA is also excellent,listens and cares. in Surgery they are a brilliant team. Postoperative care was very good. As a retired surgical nurse,I know ! Also his office staff is very good,over 2 years and no problems.

This was quite a few years ago. He would not let me ask questions. Told me that it was "not the…read moreSocratic method" in his office. My brain immediately turned off.

been in terrible pain since my lumbar laminectomy, this man did not care, he even did surgery…read moreagain, he is in it for the money not for the patient,

Dr. Untal is a life saver when it's comes to pain and compansion. Best darn doctor I have ever…read moreknown.

Well how interesting I've never reviewed this place, yet I have been here many times with my…read moresister-in-law who has been treated for back pain and other problems and she always speaks very highly of the crew here. They're very very kind and helpful and compassionate and with people in pain that's really important. The number of maladies my sister-in-law suffers from is a small volume, so rather than go into that I will just say hey they do a great job you got to recommend these people and you got to know that they do a really good job. From what I have witnessed coming in and out many times dropping off for surgery picking up after surgery and picking up prescriptions and coming in for office visits it's always consistent that these people really care about the ones they serve

I posted a good review in 2018 about Chronic Care Chiropractic when I was undergoing treatment as…read morethe experience was good and they were quite professional. I had the electromagnetic therapy, laser therapy as well as stem cell treatment. I figured i need to wait to feel the effects of healing ,especially with the stem cell. Well here i am a couple of years later contemplating knee replacement. It was a very expensive lesson about what does not work.

Haven't been there yet. I know calmare treatment is expensive but the first trial treatment would…read moreonly be $35 for the first session is a really fair price.It's worth trying spent thousands already on MRI, bone scan, ultrasound And meds cost ($950) a monthly. It will be worth every penny my child has crps Basically Nerve damage looking forward to seeing you there.

Amazing Providers esp Dr Angelucci but everyone there leads with Heart and compassion. They are a…read morevery busy but well worth the wait !

I just had an *unbelievably terrible* customer service encounter with this office. A doctor of…read moretheirs left and I needed my prescription refilled and they would not refill my prescription until I came in to see a "new" doctor of theirs... extremely unaccommodating as I have been taking the same prescription for years. They became rude and finally said they were moving onto the next customer while we were still speaking and said I was no longer welcome.. great "health care" as now I have to find a new health care provider to fill my prescription