On-site physiatry and pain consults for San Diego County skilled nursing facilities
Precision Pain and Rehabilitation provides bedside physiatry and interventional pain consults to skilled nursing facilities in San Diego 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 San Diego County
San Diego
Chula Vista
National City
El Cajon
La Mesa
Escondido
Oceanside
Carlsbad
San Diego County coverage runs on a standing cadence set with each facility, from the coastal North County cities to the South Bay and East County.
Survey readiness
Who surveys San Diego County SNFs
Skilled nursing facilities in San Diego County are surveyed by the CDPH Licensing and Certification Program through its San Diego North and San Diego South 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 San Diego County?
Yes. Precision Pain and Rehabilitation rounds in skilled nursing facilities across San Diego County, including San Diego, Chula Vista, National City, El Cajon, La Mesa, Escondido, Oceanside and Carlsbad. 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 San Diego County?
Skilled nursing facilities in San Diego County are surveyed by the CDPH Licensing and Certification Program through its San Diego North and San Diego South District Offices.
What does coverage cost a San Diego 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 San Diego 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.