Post Surgery Pain

Tennessee

Post-surgery pain specialists in Knoxville, TN

The federal NPI Registry lists 84 pain management doctors with a practice address in Knoxville, most of them along 20th St and Alcoa Hwy.

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Knoxville at a glance

residents (2023 Census estimate)
198,162
County
Knox
registered pain management doctors with an office here
84
per 100,000 residents (area average 17.2)
42.4
ZIP with the most offices
37916

Registered pain management doctors in Knoxville

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.

  • Adolfo Cuadra, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    1342 Papermill Pointe Way · 37909

    865-673-5000

  • Daniel Bustamante, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    1924 Alcoa Hwy Box U109 · 37920

    865-544-9220

  • David Annand, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    501 20th St Suite 606 · 37916

    865-546-8040

  • James Choo, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    220 Fort Sanders West Blvd. Suite 308 · 37922

    865-579-0552

  • James Fox, MD

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    300 Prosperity Rd Suite 103 · 37923

    865-246-0143

  • Jason Buehler, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    1924 Alcoa Hwy · 37920

    865-305-9000

  • Joe Browder, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    220 Fort Sanders West Blvd Suite 308 · 37922

    865-579-0552

  • Katherine Gardner, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    1924 Alcoa Hwy Box U109 · 37920

    865-544-9220

  • Michael Chavin, MD

    Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

    1124 N Broadway St Morristown Pain Consultants Dba Broadway Neck And Spine · 37917

    865-444-5059

  • Rhett Butler, HS

    Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine

    1540 Member Ln Ste 100 · 37909

    865-934-2601

Plus 74 more registered in Knoxville. 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 Knoxville

  • Check the license with the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners. 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 Knoxville?
The federal NPI Registry lists 84 pain management doctors with a practice address in Knoxville, most of them along 20th St and Alcoa Hwy. Source: CMS NPI Registry, practice-location addresses.
Can a practice sponsor the Knoxville 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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