The Pain Center of Arizona

What The Pain Center of Arizona does

The Pain Center of Arizona (legal entity: The Pain Center, P.C.) is a physician-owned interventional pain management practice founded in 2002 by Dr. Steven M. Siwek. It operates 9 clinical locations and 3-4 Arizona Surgical Specialists Center (ASSC) ambulatory surgery facilities across Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Peoria, Buckeye, Queen Creek, Prescott, and Tucson, supported by 101-250 employees and a core team of five fellowship-trained pain physicians. The practice provides diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain conditions affecting the back, neck, joints, and extremities, with a portfolio spanning conservative therapies (medication management, physical therapy, joint and epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation) and minimally invasive surgeries including spinal cord stimulation (SCS), spinal fusion, decompression, and disc procedures, many marketed under proprietary TPC sub-brands (TPC Spine Stim, TPC Spine Fuse, TPC Spine Lift, TPC Disc, TPC Sacral Fuse, TPC Nerve Stim, TPC Spine Decompress).

The practice differentiates through multidisciplinary integrated care and partnerships with all five major SCS device manufacturers (Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Nevro, Nalu), a Celéri Health Patient-Reported Outcomes platform integrated with its EMR, and a 2022-launched smartphone app for real-time patient-specialist communication. It holds HIPAA-compliant patient portal infrastructure and accepts most major insurance plans plus workers compensation cases. After being acquired by Alliance HealthCare Services in 2015, the practice returned to physician ownership in 2020 and has since focused on expanding its branded procedure portfolio and digital patient engagement capabilities.

The Pain Center generates revenue through fee-for-service clinical care billed primarily to insurance payers, supplemented by workers compensation cases and self-pay encounters. Patient acquisition is driven by physician referrals, self-referrals, and insurance network participation across approximately 20+ accepted plans including Medicare, AHCCCS, and major commercial carriers. No public revenue, funding, or valuation data is disclosed; the practice operates as a private professional corporation with no venture capital or private equity backing indicated.

Name

The Pain Center of Arizona

Legal name

The Pain Center, P.C.

Website

https://thepaincenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Pain Center of Arizona is a physician-owned interventional pain management practice operating 9 clinics and 3-4 ambulatory surgery centers across Arizona, delivering minimally invasive procedures, spinal cord stimulation, and conservative therapies to chronic pain patients via insurance and workers compensation billing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pain Management Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Management Clinics (Interventional & Medical) (HLAFABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pain Management & Interventional Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAH), Pain Management (Spine & Musculoskeletal) (HLAKALAM), Pain Medicine (Interventional/Neuropathic Pain) (HLAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Pain management services
• Interventional pain procedures
• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• Spinal cord stimulation therapy
• Chronic pain treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Arizona City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Services - Office Visits: Fee-for-service healthcare revenue from patient office visits and consultations. Patients are billed directly or through insurance for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment planning services. Regular follow-up appointments are typically monthly.
2. Interventional Procedures: Revenue from minimally invasive procedures including joint injections, steroid injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, and spinal cord stimulation implantation. Procedures are billed to insurance with prior authorization required.
3. Surgical Procedures: Outpatient minimally invasive surgeries performed at Arizona Surgical Specialists Center (ASSC) facilities. Includes TPC branded procedures for spinal conditions.
4. Worker Compensation Services: Specialized pain management services for workplace injuries billed through workers compensation insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Pain Center of Arizona is a physician-owned pain management practice that diagnoses and treats chronic pain conditions affecting the spine, joints, and extremities. Its core offerings include comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, interventional pain procedures, fluoroscopy-guided injections, spinal cord stimulation, radiofrequency ablation, physical therapy, and a portfolio of branded minimally invasive spine surgeries (the TPC suite). Patients are served through nine clinics, three ambulatory surgery centers, and ancillary programs such as wellness coaching and second-opinion consultations.

Product overview

The Pain Center of Arizona is a comprehensive pain management practice offering a multi-tiered portfolio of treatments. The core offerings span three main categories: Minimally Invasive Surgeries (including branded TPC procedures like TPC Disc, TPC Spine Fuse, TPC Spine Lift, TPC Spine Decompress, TPC Sacral Fuse, and TPC Spine Stim), Spine Surgeries, and Pain Management Treatments (including joint injections, medication management, steroid injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, epidural steroid injections, and physical therapy). The practice operates four Arizona Surgical Specialists Center (ASSC) locations and maintains a Patient Portal for patient engagement. Support programs include a Wellness Program for cognitive and emotional pain management, a Second Opinion Program, and utilizes the Celéri Health PRO platform for patient-reported outcomes tracking. The TPC Spine Stim program utilizes spinal cord stimulation devices from Abbott, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Nevro, and Nalu. Founded in 2002, the practice emphasizes in-depth diagnostic evaluations, integrated physician teams, and multidisciplinary therapeutic approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TPC DISC: Minimally invasive surgical solution for patients with discogenic pain.
• TPC Spine Lift
• TPC Spine Fuse
• TPC Spine Stim
• TPC Nerve Stim
• TPC Sacral Fuse
• TPC Spine Decompress
• Celéri Health

Products and services

• TPC Disc Proprietary minimally invasive spine procedure offered to patients with disc-related pain conditions.
• TPC Nerve Stim Branded minimally invasive nerve stimulation procedure for patients with nerve-related chronic pain.
• TPC Sacral Fuse Branded minimally invasive sacral fusion procedure for patients requiring sacroiliac or sacral stabilization.
• TPC Spine Decompress Branded minimally invasive spinal decompression procedure to relieve nerve compression in the spine.
• TPC Spine Fuse Branded minimally invasive spinal fusion procedure for patients requiring vertebral stabilization.
• TPC Spine Lift Branded minimally invasive spinal lift procedure to address specific vertebral alignment conditions.
• TPC Spine Stim Branded minimally invasive spinal cord stimulation procedure for patients with chronic spine-related pain.
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy Implantation and management of spinal cord stimulators from five manufacturers (Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Abbott, Saluda, Nevro) for patients with chronic neuropathic pain.
• Radiofrequency Ablation Fluoroscopy-guided radiofrequency ablation procedure used to interrupt pain signals from targeted nerves.
• Epidural Steroid Injections Image-guided epidural steroid injections for patients with radicular spine pain.
• Nerve Blocks Diagnostic and therapeutic nerve block injections for patients with localized nerve-mediated pain.
• Joint Injections Therapeutic intra-articular injections for patients with joint pain in the knee, shoulder, hip, and other joints.
• Medication Management Pharmacologic management of chronic pain, including non-opioid regimens, for patients in the practice's care.
• Physical Therapy Physical therapy services coordinated within the practice to support functional recovery for chronic pain patients.
• Arizona Spine & Joint Surgery Center (ASSC) Three ambulatory surgery center locations where the practice performs minimally invasive spine and pain procedures.
• Wellness Program Standalone wellness program offering nutrition, fitness, and coaching services to support chronic pain patients beyond procedural care.
• Second Opinion Program Standalone second opinion service for patients seeking additional clinical evaluation prior to a recommended pain procedure or surgery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Voted Arizona's #1 Pain Management Clinic for four consecutive years (2013-2016)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arizona Surgical Specialists Center (ASSC)coreOthers · 1 January 2015TPC opened Arizona Surgical Specialists Center locations in Tempe (2014) and West Phoenix (2015) with on-site LCMS labs. ASSC provides the surgical center facilities where TPC's branded minimally invasive procedures are performed.
• Hope ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Hope Research is a clinical research organization that The Pain Center aligned with in 2011 for clinical investigation and research studies. Dr. Doust works with Hope Research to offer patients new and emerging therapies.
• Abbott (Spinal Cord Stimulation)coreTechnology or IntegrationAbbott provides spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices and technology used in The Pain Center's TPC Spine Stim procedure for patients with chronic refractory pain conditions. The Pain Center offers Abbott's SCS solutions as one of five manufacturer options.
• Boston Scientific (Spinal Cord Stimulation)coreTechnology or IntegrationBoston Scientific provides spinal cord stimulation technology used in The Pain Center's neuromodulation procedures. Part of the five major SCS manufacturers utilized by TPC.
• Medtronic (Spinal Cord Stimulation)coreTechnology or IntegrationMedtronic provides spinal cord stimulation devices for The Pain Center's TPC Spine Stim procedures. One of five manufacturer partnerships for SCS solutions.
• Nevro (Spinal Cord Stimulation)coreTechnology or IntegrationNevro provides spinal cord stimulation technology for The Pain Center's chronic pain treatment procedures. One of five manufacturer partners for SCS solutions.
• Nalu (Spinal Cord Stimulation)coreTechnology or IntegrationNalu provides spinal cord stimulation devices used in The Pain Center's TPC Spine Stim procedures. Part of the five major SCS manufacturer partnerships.
• Sharecare Health Data ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Pain Center partners with Sharecare Health Data Services to fulfill medical records requests. Patients request records through Sharecare's platform, and Sharecare handles processing, fulfillment, and customer service for medical records.
• Celéri HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationCeléri Health provides a clinically-validated Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) assessment, engagement, and education platform. Integrates with TPC's EMR to automatically load patient results. Collects outcomes data every 60 days via PROMIS29 surveys.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Surgery Partners: Public operator of ambulatory surgery centers including a meaningful musculoskeletal and spine surgery portfolio. Comparable to TPC's ASSC subsidiary in surgical center ownership and outpatient migration economics.
• US Anesthesia Partners: Large physician-services platform providing anesthesia and perioperative pain services across multiple states. Comparable as a physician-services aggregator in adjacent specialties; broader scope but overlapping payer and referral relationships.

Others

• Medtronic (Pain Therapies): Global medical device leader in spinal cord stimulation and targeted drug delivery. Comparable as a strategic SCS partner to TPC and as a competitive threat if Medtronic expands into physician-owned pain practice channels.
• Abbott (Neuromodulation): One of TPC's five spinal cord stimulation manufacturing partners. Relevant as a key ecosystem supplier and as a bellwether for SCS market growth, indication expansion, and pricing dynamics affecting TPC's TPC Spine Stim volumes.

Direct peers

• National Spine & Pain Centers (Clearway Pain Solutions): One of the largest interventional pain management platforms in the United States with multi-state clinics offering SCS, injections, and minimally invasive spine procedures. Directly comparable to TPC in service mix, physician-led model, and referral-driven patient acquisition — and significantly larger in geographic reach.
• Hudson Spine & Pain: Interventional pain management group with multiple clinic locations performing SCS, joint injections, and radiofrequency procedures. Comparable to TPC in procedure mix, physician-led model, and payer-mix approach.
• Advanced Pain Management: Interventional pain practice operating multiple clinic locations with a similar mix of spinal injections, SCS, radiofrequency ablation, and minimally invasive procedures. Directly comparable multi-site pain group anchored by fellowship-trained physicians.
• Spine & Pain Institute of New York: Multi-site interventional pain and spine practice offering SCS, injections, and minimally invasive procedures under a fellowship-trained physician model. Comparable clinical scope to TPC with regional multi-clinic footprint.

Emerging players

• Spinal Simplicity: Medical device company focused on minimally invasive spine and pain interventions. Comparable to TPC's branded TPC procedure strategy as an adjacent innovator in the same minimally invasive spine category.

Regional players

• Premier Pain Centers: Regional pain management practice in Arizona/regional Southwest offering interventional procedures and SCS. Operates in overlapping geographies with TPC, competing for the same referral base in Phoenix-area markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thepaincenter
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tpcaz
• Facebookfacebook.com/thepaincenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/thepaincenter
• TikToktiktok.com/@thepaincenteraz

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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