Dr. Richard K. Hurley, MD - Pain Management in Waco, Texas

“If it were possible to give zero stars I would! I've been his patient for years and have always followed his instructions.I told him today that I didn't feel heard at my last appointment and requested more explanation about results and diagnosis. He fired me as a patient, saying that if I don't trust him I can see someone else, but threatened that "they won't refill your medicines either". One question in 10 years and he drops me like a hot potato. He will lecture instead of explain, spends a lot of time talking how about he and his wife overcame their pain, which have NOTHING to do with my medical condition. He's said things like he has no record of my back pain, yet has performed injections in my low back in the past. He talks over both me and his assistant/scribe, he's in love with the sound of his own voice.”

— Marilyn Booms

“Saw this man years ago and he was very judgmental. I have 2 herniated lumbar discs and went for treatment. He said that my pain was nothing compared to what he's seen from car wrecks. He demanded that in order to accept me as a patient I had to be back to work in 3-6 months. Only problem is I had just had a nervous breakdown at work and have PTSD and there was NO way I was going back to work there. He didn't care. I find it odd he pushes opiates on people now since he not only refused to give me any (I was already on them from another doctor who moved), but literally called me an addict and said I had to stop taking them. I hadn't been on them long and don't do any other drugs or drink. He didn't have an iota of compassion since I wasn't in a wheelchair I guess. I give him one star since at least he gave me my $50 copay back after letting me decide whether or not to use him. All these years later I still have intractable pain and am not a candidate for surgery or even injections. A doctor that doesn't care about the pain you feel inside and it's his way or the highway (a little dictator-ish). I want a doctor that at least pretends to care about my pain and displays compassion. He doesn't even try..”

— jamie nabi

“I dont know how this doctor is still allowed to practice. He has disgusting behavior, is terrible to people for no reason and treats his patients very poorly. He harrased my grandmother and said that he would rather prescribe medication for someone that worked at mcdonalds than someone on disability and not working like her. (She's had multiple knee surgeries, heart attacks, partially blind and many other things). He told her to get on her knees and bend over from standing position and then when she couldn't physically do it he bad mouthed her and said even he could do it. He talked badly about her and her husband the entire visit which didn't pertain to the reason she was there for an appointment. I am disgusted with this doctor.”

— Magen

“I would have gave no if had the option. I think he is so stuck on himself he just needs to move to some other type of job. Since he's so focused on himself. He told me that my body fat was a lot of my issues. He said " I have 0 body fat !! while touching himself. He gave me a injection one day & walk out of the room" your good to go see yah next week and when I went to stand up I had no feeling in my legs and I almost hit the floor face first. I scream for help. They come running in & I said I can't fill the floor. " Oh that's normal just sit there till you do!! he had me on so much methadone and muscle relaxers half the time I didn't even know what I was doing I laid in the bed practically until the next time to go finally I just have my doctor that he was doing me any good and he told me I could stop going to him I was getting any better that's been oh shoot 20 years ago I was going to pain management and here I am again going to pain management still and basically nothing has changed everything still the same just gotten worse just changed to different pills back taking injections again hello sister roller coaster instead of getting it fixed the right way and doing it right.”

— Cynthia Denise Harris