Post Surgery Pain

Minnesota

Post-surgery pain specialists in St. Paul, MN

The federal NPI Registry lists 2 pain management doctors with a practice address in St. Paul, most of them along Phalen Blvd and North Smith Avenue.

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St. Paul at a glance

residents (2023 Census estimate)
303,820
County
Ramsey
registered pain management doctors with an office here
2
per 100,000 residents (area average 22.8)
0.7
ZIP with the most offices
55130

Registered pain management doctors in St. Paul

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.

  • Andrew Schakel, DO

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    295 Phalen Blvd · 55130

    651-495-6200

Plus 1 more registered in St. Paul. 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 St. Paul

  • Check the license with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. 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.

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Questions people ask

How many pain management doctors practice in St. Paul?
The federal NPI Registry lists 2 pain management doctors with a practice address in St. Paul, most of them along Phalen Blvd and North Smith Avenue. Source: CMS NPI Registry, practice-location addresses.
Which nearby cities have more options than St. Paul?
Minneapolis (99, 8.1 mi).
Can a practice sponsor the St. Paul 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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