unlike any other pain office i've ever been in. the atmosphere is cozy, nice AL/AU paintings. staff…read moreseems genuinely happy to be there. doctor is efficient and keeps wait times to a minimum. found the right medicine after years of others just giving me more and more of a medication that doesn't work for me. now on less meds and feeling way better!

I love everyone at this establishment. Very friendly, fast service. They really make you feel like…read morea part of the family here.

This is the worst doctors office I've ever been to they told me there would pay for all my drug…read moretest and all I had to pay was my co-pay and for my medicine it's been a year and now I get a $3400 bill from southern lab partners saying that the doctor will not pay any on the bills so they're trying to stick me with it

Everyone I have come in contact with is so caring. They helped me just yesterday as I became…read moreconfused about which place I needed to be. Such thoughtful folks who want to be sure I was taken care of. I am doing so much better since i am getting such personal care.

This was my first visit here and was arranged through the Birmingham VA's Community Care program,…read moreallowing Veterans to see local health care providers when the VA is more than an hours drive one way. All of the staff here were very friendly, helpful and accommodating. I saw Dr Barrett and again, was very pleased. He was caring, listened to my concerns and never seemed rushed when talking with me. I'm happy to find such a great provider with a wonderful staff.

This practice is the worst! You'll wait for your appointment for HOURS. You're better off driving…read moreto another state - you'll get seen just as quickly.

very rude and he screamed at me for an honest mistake and I'm not the one to take that kind of…read morebehavior

Dr. Maddox has been a life savor for me. I was in a horrible accident involving an 18-wheeler back…read morein 2015 and just recently began to have chronic back pain from the injuries I sustained. I have tried to avoid being put on pain pills at all cost. Dr. Maddox has given me new life by introducing me to epidural injections. Being pain free for more than a month from just one injection is something I did not think was possible. Thank you Dr. Maddox!!! Recommended 100 out of 10!!!!

I've had three outpatient procedures with Southern Pain Specialist. Dr. Varley is excellent and his…read moretechnique is truly incredible. That and something funny. He looks like Tommy Chong. LOL Dr. Varley and all his staff are compassionate and very easy to talk too. Either Online, Portal Use or Calling in making appointments, paying bills, Etc., is very easy. Southern Pain Management offers all the traditional pain/nerve blocks, Radio Frequency Ablasions, Etc; Several new innovative procedures including Ketamine infusion treatments at affordable cost to patients. The science of Ketamine Infusion makes too much sense for insurance companies to my help pay for such a thing. They would much rather pay for pain medicine. To my knowledge insurance pays ZERO MONEY for Ketamine Infusion Treatments. Hunter Chatham, CRNA manages all IV Theropy, he too is excellent, professional and compassionate. You can't go wrong coming to Southern Pain Specialist

I have been seeing Dr. Varley for several months and am very happy with the care I have received…read morethere. He was the only doctor in the Birmingham area who was willing to refill my implanted pain pump. Before finding him, I had to drive to Slidell, LA every month to have it filled. He and his staff work together as a team. It is comforting to see teamwork in one's medical care. They are also very good at what they do, and each one plays a part in your care. I have suffered from hip and thigh pain since I had a defective hip replaced with a non-defective one. I thought that the pain was caused by all the surgery. Thank goodness Dr. Varley had other impressions. He discovered that the pain was emanating from my spine and that Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) was the solution. I had been having it performed on the other side of my spine for several years, with good results. Walking without pain is truly amazing, after suffering with it for so many years. I highly recommend Southern Pain Specialists for anyone with back/spine problems.

I have been a patient of Dr. Barber for the past two years. I was wrongly diagnosed roughly 15…read moreyears ago with Occipital Neuralgia and Migraines; subsequently, I have been wrongly treated for roughly 15 years! Dr. Barber found the cause of my problem to be something else entirely and started treating me accordingly! For two years I have been nearly pain-free! I have been able to do more than lay on the couch and cry, writhing in pain! I have found a much better quality of life! Thank you, Dr. Barber! Thank you! To address the claim by the person who was dismissed by Dr. Barber: If you have a history of drug abuse you sort of lose all credibility in your claim. You said in your review, "I've been clean for a while now..." Also, you said, "One good thing about dr barber I guess is he does work with you somewhat if you pay cash..." Not true at all. I have only paid cash once when I forgot my card, and he has been nothing but amazing! I think you're just very angry that you lost your pain medication. As another reviewer pointed out, you should be more careful of the company you keep! I would never be friends with people who sell their pain medication and do drugs! NEVER! Especially if I needed pain medication to function and do simple, normal everyday activities. Common sense is not so common! Amena G.

Well I went to Dr. Barber's office and if you want a doctor that doesn't ever call in for pill…read morecounts he's a good one. He is rude won't think twice about cussing you out. But he doesn't like to listen I had some issues with some so-called friends of mine outside of his clinic and just because they ganged up on me and called him and told lies on me saying that I was doing all this horrible shit when they were the ones that were doing it I am the one that got dismissed from his practice and when I tried Explain to him what had happened he wouldn't even listen to reason he wouldn't listen to anything I had to say he just automatically believe these random people on what they said and dismiss me from his practice I know many people that go to his practice that sell their pills and they don't care he never calls in for a pill count so it's not like they ever get caught but because they called him and told him that I was selling my pills and that I was doing drugs he dismissed me even though I've been clean for a while and I don't sell my pills but I know that the ones that called in on me I know they sell their pills I know that for a fact the only reason they called in on me was because we were having personal issues and they knew that they they could get to me by calling him and all it took was all four of them calling him and now I'm dismissed from his practice but that's OK because I will be filing a lawsuit so think twice for your Dr. Barber's office because all it takes is one person to call and tell lies on you and he'll dismiss you no questions asked he is so unprofessional lazy inconsiderate the only thing good about his office is Miss Tia upfront because she is the sweetest one that's there and the nicest. One good thing about dr barber I guess is he does work with you somewhat if you pay cash

I had procedure on neck joint yesterday, Dr. Downey and his procedure team did a excellent job. I…read morehave been going to him for years. Dr. Downey is a Christian and experience doctor that i trust . all his staff does excellent job. I am feeling better since yesterday already. God bless Dr. Downey and staff

This bunch will run you through without a doctor ever having a conversation with you. It's not how…read moreprocedures on a spine should be--a doctor should sit down and explain what the problem is and give me options. That never happened--I didn't see a doctor until I was laying face down on a table.. didn't know what the problems were.. didn't know what the procedure was going to be.. nothing! I refused and walked out and made an appointment with an actual doctor who has been great. Stay far away from this place

I will never use this place again. After being a patient for many years, today I was refused b/c of…read morea comment I made on my FB page. I recommended them, even complimented Ginger, but stated sometimes I had trouble getting in to see them if I was sick, and being asked to come several days later. Another friend of mine was refused treatment after they found out she had gone to an urgent care. (ON a weekend when they were closed!) What are you suppose to do? Make an appointment to be sick? I cannot believe they monitor their patients FB posts, but have been told they have to notify me in writing and they did not. I am filing a complaint with the medical bureau against them. I believe they discriminated against me b/c of something I said. I am furious over the girls attitude over the phone with me this am.

Highly recommend Dr. Raines, Ginger Nurse Practitioner, and all the staff at Raines Family…read moreMedicine! Much of my family and several friends agree and go here also. The wait times are reasonable, even for a sick visit. I was in and out in less than an hour today. Crystal and Ginger had me fixed up super quick. The office is neat and clean and welcoming as well as efficient.