California Pain Medicine Center - Pain Management in Santa Monica, California

“Dr. Prager is exceptional! He and his team gave me my life back! Dr. Prager listened to me and directly, empathetically, and confidently, explained a clear plan. He gave me hope! Dr. Prager with his team, and Kelly, his knowledgeable and patient Nurse Practitioner, set about getting my pain under control. They never let me go. Dr. Prager and his team are truely outstanding in the field of pain management.”

— Red Tulip

“I've been a patient of the California Pain Medicine Center for almost 25 years. From the doctors to the nurse practitioners and front office, they all deserve five stars. Dr. Prager and Dr. Barnard are caring physicians on the cutting edge of new research and treatments. Erica Jenkins, the nurse practitioner, deserves ten stars. She goes out of her way to provide every patient with the very best care and treatment. She listens! The front office, (especially Andrew and Itxayana) deserve a special shout out for all their organization of appointments and procedures. Trust me when I say they fight insurance companies for the procedures patients need. I am blessed to have this entire team in my corner.”

— Tracy Elchyshyn

“Note: It has been 10 YEARS (!!!) since I wrote this review! Dr Prager is still my pain doctor and has never failed his promise to take care of my pain .... so I could have a better life Dr. Prager opened his new practice, California Pain Medicine, in Santa Monica several years ago and we followed him there As far as I'm concerned, no other pain doctor comes close to Dr. Prager. You can look up his impressive credentials, his education, professional alliances, his medical and surgical experience. I will relate my personal experience. When I first saw Dr. Prager, I was laying in a reclining wheelchair, shaking in pain. I had a heating pad on my abdomen and ice packs all around my pelvis. I have a severe form of interstitial cystitis (which destroys the lining of the bladder) and pudendal neuralgia, for which there is no cure and no effective treatment. I had been ill for over 15 years, gradually declining until I was bedridden for the last three years. I could not walk, sit, or even stand. The pain was relentless, day and night, and I was at the end of my rope. However, as Dr. Prager started talking, I began to feel a glimmer of hope. He really seemed to understand the kind of pain I was in, and my confidence grew as he outlined a plan that would possibly give me back my life. Out of all the doctors and specialists, and after all the failed treatments and surgeries -- Dr. Prager was the one who finally helped me. It has been more than two years since I had the surgery that gave me back my life. In November of 2012, Dr. Prager implanted an intrathecal pain pump into my abdomen. It contains a mixture of three medications which drip slowly into my spinal fluid and, to put it simply, anesthetize (deaden) the pain signals. We knew it would work because a trial with the same medications a month earlier had been an astounding success. I remember SITTING without pain for the first time in 4-5 years, and WALKING, by myself, around the nurses station at least 7 times! Today I am walking, laughing, and enjoying life. I can go places, eat at restaurants, see the latest movies. My husband and my sister, who were there during the darkest hours, cry tears of joy when they see me happy and doing things. My husband has been known to get misty-eyed simply from coming home from work and finding me in the kitchen cooking dinner.”

— Sharon C.

“I have been in pain management for over 12 years due to a chronic long term illness. I saw the same great pain management practice since diagnosis. I moved to CA in February. I reached out to California Pain Medicine Center and Dr Gabriel Barnard even before I moved so, I would have no lapse in care. Dr Barnard has been so great in continuing my care with much empathy, passion and understanding. His office staff have also been extremely nice and helpful, and they answer the phone and get back to me quickly anytime I need something. I 100% + recommend California Pain Medicine Center for anyone needing excellent care.”

— KISS theFOX