Post Surgery Pain

North Carolina

Post-surgery pain specialists in Wilmington, NC

The federal NPI Registry lists 39 pain management doctors with a practice address in Wilmington, most of them along Ashton Dr and Physicians Dr.

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Wilmington at a glance

residents (2023 Census estimate)
122,698
County
New Hanover
registered pain management doctors with an office here
39
per 100,000 residents (area average 14.6)
31.8
ZIP with the most offices
28401

Registered pain management doctors in Wilmington

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.

  • Atlantic Pain Management, PA

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine · Practice / group

    1801 S 17th St · 28401

    910-763-4555

  • Benjamin Wall, MD

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    2800 Ashton Drive · 28412

    910-794-8892

  • Cape Fear Center For Medical Arts

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine · Practice / group

    1222 Medical Center Dr · 28401

    910-343-0300

  • Charles Daniels, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    4130 Oleander Dr Ste 100 · 28403

    910-338-3494

  • Coastal Rehabilitation Associates

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine · Practice / group

    2800 Ashton Dr Suite 100 · 28412

    910-794-8892

  • Fan Xi, MD

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    2800 Ashton Drive Suite 100 · 28412

    910-794-8892

  • Francis Pecoraro, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    1209 Culbreth Dr Ste 102 · 28405

    910-834-8805

  • John Knab, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    1602 Physicians Dr Ste 103 · 28401

    910-442-1200

  • John Liguori, MD

    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine

    2800 Ashton Drive Suite 100 · 28412

    910-794-8892

  • Sunil Arora, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    1602 Physicians Dr Suite 103 · 28401

    910-442-1200

Plus 29 more registered in Wilmington. 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 Wilmington

  • Check the license with the North Carolina 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 Wilmington?
The federal NPI Registry lists 39 pain management doctors with a practice address in Wilmington, most of them along Ashton Dr and Physicians Dr. Source: CMS NPI Registry, practice-location addresses.
Can a practice sponsor the Wilmington page?
Yes. This page has 1 sponsor position, 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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