Rodney Rodrigo Md's Online Review Report Card

Believe me when I tell you he has made life tolerable after 12 spinal fusions. I have seen many Doctors and surgeons and am a Registered RRT and worked in Neuro. He cares. I would not trust anyone else to touch my spine. I love his staff and Jordan his PA. Keep up the good work guys.

I grateful to Dr. Rodrigo for all the help he and Jordan have given me. They both are amazing and I would recommend them to anyone I know.

I went to Dr. Rodrigo for severe back pain. He performed a pain block in his office on both sides of my SI joints. 2 days later.. I could not stand, walk & had shooting, stabbing pain in both lower legs. He referred me to a neurologist for MS who after 4 months of extensive testing, found nothing wrong. Dr. Rodrigo’s PA-Jordan told me to “prepare myself for a diagnosis of ALS!!” I was in shock & crying. My neurologist was livid that someone would tell me this. I called Dr. Rodrigo’s office manager & she assured me that the Dr. would be calling me which I have not heard from him. I called back the office manager and left a message 2 wks later & she never responded to me. Do yourself a favor & DO NOT go to this Dr. I am a Registered Nurse of 35 yrs and have never seen such incompetence & unprofessionalism. I wish I could give a review of 0 the care is so bad there..it is just an assembly line.

It is like an assembly line at this office. They just want to keep doing pain blocks when they did not work on me and in fact, I was unable to walk for 2 days straight and had severe bilateral lower leg pain that was shooting/stabbing. I told Dr. Rodrigo this and he said it couldn’t be from the pain blocks and refers me to a neurologist because he thinks I have MS. After almost 4 months of having test imaginable..everything came up negative. I return to the pain management center where I was seen by Dr. Rodrigo’s PA who was extremely condescending and told me to “prepare myself for my neurologist to test me for ALS”..ALS!!?? What right does a physician’s assistant have to tell a patient who is a registered nurse this??? My neurologist was livid. He had already tested me for this which of course was negative. I call the office manager and tell her I want to speak to Dr. Rodrigo & explained the situation to the office manager. She assured me that Dr. Rodrigo would be calling me that day at 5:30pm. I have never once heard back from him. I called again and left a message with his office manager-no return call after a month or so. I would never go to this office again!

While I have no problem with Dr Rodrigo, whom I consider to be an excellent Pain Management Doctor, his front office staff is anything but. I saw Dr Rodrigo over a month ago and he said we would need to schedule an ablation procedure. I have since called 5 different times, left 3 messages for someone to call me which they have not done, spoke to someone on two occasions who promised to call back which they never have. All I want to know is whether the Doctor no longer wants me as a patient, and if not, then I'm sure there are other doctors who are willing to do so.

I had an appointment at 1:00 pm. I arrived at 12:50 & signed in. I then sat until 12:20 before someone acknowledged me. I was told I would be taken in shortly. Ten minutes later, I was asked for my ID and insurance cards. Ten minutes later, I asked for my cards back and walked out. There was another man in the office who was there before me and he said he also had a 1:00 pm appointment. Never again.

I do consider Dr. Rodrigo an fine physician. However, I have very low marks for the front desk. I had problems with an incomplete referral sent to my primary care physician and have spent several days trying to resolve the issue. I have been trying to contact the doctor's office to acquire a hard copy but have been sent to several departments. The office staff is friendly but not efficient.

My husband, Greg, who rarely complains, was in unbearable back pain due to a ruptured disc. Dr. Rodrigo gave him three sets of shots in his back. After the second set of shots, my husband was in a lot less pain. And after the third set, he was back to himself and except for a newfound awareness and some physical therapy, he is able to live the life he had before he got hurt. Thank you very much, Dr. Rodrigo.

I love this doctor and the staff! Everyone always has a smile on their face and are a joy to work with. Highly recommend!

My visits are very professional and corteous. There is a great effort put into helping me with my situation. I would highly recommend Dr. Rodrigo and his entire staff at Interventional Pain Specialists.