Post Surgery Pain

Alaska

Post-surgery pain specialists in Anchorage, AK

The federal NPI Registry lists 49 pain management doctors with a practice address in Anchorage, most of them along Debarr Rd and Lake Otis Pkwy.

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Anchorage at a glance

residents (2023 Census estimate)
286,075
County
Anchorage Municipality
registered pain management doctors with an office here
49
per 100,000 residents (area average 17.1)
17.1
ZIP with the most offices
99508

Registered pain management doctors in Anchorage

Alphabetical, from the federal NPI Registry (CMS), fetched 2026-11-05. Not a ranking or an endorsement; nobody pays to appear in this list. Confirm details with each office.

  • Benjamin Ekstrom, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    2925 Debarr Road St 240 · 99508

    907-339-4650

  • Erik Kussro, DO

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    3801 Lake Otis Pkwy Ste 300 · 99508

    907-562-2277

  • Hyun Sun Chung

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    427 E Fireweed Ln · 99503

    907-276-1004

  • Lawrence Kropp, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    2751 Debarr Rd Suite B-380 · 99508

    907-258-5009

  • Mahmood Ahmad, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    4050 Lake Otis Pkwy Suite 107 · 99508

    907-312-1637

  • Michel Gevaert, MD

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    3801 University Lake Dr · 99508

    907-563-8876

  • Shawn Hadley, MD

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    3801 Lake Otis Pkwy Ste 300 · 99508

    907-562-2277

  • Shawn Johnston, MD

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    3801 University Lake Dr · 99508

    907-563-8876

  • Steven Johnson, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    2751 Debarr Rd Ste 310 · 99508

    907-563-2873

  • Susan Klimow, MD

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    4100 Lake Otis Pkwy Suite 216 · 99508

    907-563-2873

Plus 39 more registered in Anchorage. Search them all at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov.

When post-surgical pain needs a specialist

Pain that continues for more than about three months after an operation, beyond the expected healing time, is called chronic post-surgical pain. It is common after knee replacement, shoulder repair, spine surgery and hernia repair. It is treatable, and it is a different problem from the surgical repair itself.

  • Ask your surgeon for the operative report and recent imaging to bring to the pain specialist.
  • Common options include nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, targeted injections, medication changes and guided physical therapy.
  • Burning, electric or numb pain around the scar can be nerve pain, which responds to different treatment than joint pain.

Choosing a pain doctor in Anchorage

  • Check the license with the Alaska State Medical Board. Physicians can also be looked up on DocInfo.org.
  • Ask whether the doctor is board certified in pain medicine (through anesthesiology, PM&R or neurology).
  • Ask which procedures are done in the office and which at a surgery center, and who reads your imaging.
  • Bring a list of medicines, prior imaging (MRI, X-ray) and the dates your pain started or changed.

Questions people ask

How many pain management doctors practice in Anchorage?
The federal NPI Registry lists 49 pain management doctors with a practice address in Anchorage, most of them along Debarr Rd and Lake Otis Pkwy. Source: CMS NPI Registry, practice-location addresses.
Can a practice sponsor the Anchorage page?
Yes. This page has 2 sponsor positions, sold for a flat monthly fee and always labeled "Sponsored". Organic listings are never for sale.
Is pain three months after surgery normal?
Some soreness can last that long, but pain that is getting worse, burning or electric, or that limits sleep is worth a pain specialist's evaluation.

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