On-site physiatry and pain consults for Los Angeles County skilled nursing facilities
Precision Pain and Rehabilitation provides bedside physiatry and interventional pain consults to skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County. A physician-led team of MDs, nurse practitioners and physician assistants rounds in the building on a standing cadence and writes consult notes your nursing, therapy and MDS staff can work from.
No facility fee. Consults are billed to the resident's insurance.
Format
In person at the bedside. Not telehealth.
Cadence
A standing round set with each facility, most often weekly.
Medical director
Raj Desai, MD, board-certified in PM&R and pain medicine (ABPMR).
Where we round
Communities in Los Angeles County
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Valley
Long Beach
South Bay
Westside
Downtown and East Los Angeles
Santa Clarita Valley
Los Angeles County has more skilled nursing facilities than any other county in California. Rounds are organized by subregion so each building keeps a consistent clinician on a predictable day.
Survey readiness
Who surveys Los Angeles County SNFs
Skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County are surveyed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Health Facilities Inspection Division, which carries out state and federal survey work under contract with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) through four district offices.
Consult notes document indications, functional status and pain plans specifically, which is what surveyors look for under F697 (pain management) and F757 (unnecessary drugs). How we handle controlled substances.
What a round covers
Physiatry and pain evaluated together at the bedside: function, mobility, spasticity and pain in one visit. What we do
Consult notes specific enough for MDS coding and therapy planning. Documentation standard
Conservative-first pain plans with CURES review and documented indications. Opioid stewardship
Do you cover skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County?
Yes. Precision Pain and Rehabilitation rounds in skilled nursing facilities across Los Angeles County, including San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach, South Bay, Westside, Downtown and East Los Angeles and Santa Clarita Valley. Coverage comes down to drive time and round density, so a building anywhere in the county is worth a conversation.
Who surveys skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County?
Skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County are surveyed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Health Facilities Inspection Division, which carries out state and federal survey work under contract with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) through four district offices.
What does coverage cost a Los Angeles County facility?
There is no facility fee. Consults are billed to the resident's insurance like any specialty consult, and there is no payment in either direction tied to access or referrals.
How quickly can a Los Angeles County building start?
Usually within weeks, paced by the facility's credentialing process: an intro call, a visit, credentialing and chart access, then a first standing round scheduled with the director of nursing.