Oakland pain doctors for PI case managers

How pain treatment on a lien works in California

A medical lien (or letter of protection) lets an injured client get treatment now while the provider waits to be paid from the settlement. The attorney signs the lien, the provider bills at its stated rates, and the lien is negotiated and paid when the case resolves. If the case loses, the client may still owe the bill, so read the lien terms.

• Call the office and confirm three things: they accept liens, they will see this injury type, and the wait for a first visit.
• Send the signed lien, accident date, imaging and prior treatment notes before the first visit.
• Ask how reports are delivered and how fast records go out for demand packages.
• Ask whether procedures happen in-office or at a surgery center that also accepts liens.

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Choosing a pain doctor in Oakland

• Check the license with the Medical Board of California. Physicians can also be looked up on DocInfo.org.
• Ask whether the doctor is board certified in pain medicine (through anesthesiology, PM&R or neurology).
• Ask which procedures are done in the office and which at a surgery center, and who reads your imaging.
• Bring a list of medicines, prior imaging (MRI, X-ray) and the dates your pain started or changed.
• In California, prescribers check the CURES database before prescribing controlled pain medicines, so tell the doctor about every prescription you take.