MPMC

What MPMC does

Metropolitan Pain Management Consultants (MPMC) is a privately held, physician-owned pain management medical practice operating from a single location at 2288 Auburn Blvd, Suite 106, Sacramento, California. Founded in 1992 by Dr. Lee T. Snook Jr., M.D., the practice specializes in the diagnosis and interventional treatment of chronic pain conditions including persistent back pain, degenerative disc disease, spinal arthritis, complex regional pain syndrome (RSD), and peripheral neuropathy. MPMC functions as a regional tertiary referral center for Northern California, accepting patients from primary care physicians, specialists, attorneys, workers' compensation carriers, insurance companies, and direct patient self-referrals.

The practice's service portfolio centers on interventional pain procedures—spinal cord stimulation implants using systems from all three major vendors (Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, and Boston Scientific), epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency neurotomy, and various nerve blocks—combined with diagnostic evaluations and non-opiate pharmacological management. MPMC is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), maintains a secure NextMD-powered patient portal for record access, prescription refills, appointment scheduling, and provider communication, and participates in clinical research collaborations, notably an ongoing spinal cord stimulation outcome study with Boston Scientific. The clinical staff consists of Dr. Snook and Physician Assistant Philippe Vasquez, MPAS, PA-C, supported by an administrative and clinical support team of 11-50 employees.

MPMC generates revenue through fee-for-service medical billing for office consultations, interventional procedures, and spinal cord stimulator implants, paid by commercial insurance carriers, workers' compensation systems, and patients directly. Marketing and patient acquisition are driven primarily by professional referrals (with same-day fax triage by the Medical Director), the practice's website, patient satisfaction survey programs, and earned credibility from research participation. The practice is independently operated with no disclosed external investment, private equity involvement, or parent company affiliation.

Name

MPMC

Legal name

Metropolitan Pain Management Consultants, Inc.

Website

https://pain-mpmc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MPMC is a privately held Sacramento-based pain management medical practice founded in 1992 by Dr. Lee Snook, specializing in spinal cord stimulation, interventional procedures, and chronic pain treatment for referred and self-referred patients across Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pain Management Medical Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Management & Interventional Procedure Centers (HLAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) / Non-Operative Musculoskeletal (HLAKALAL)

Keywords

• Pain management services
• Interventional pain procedures
• Spinal cord stimulation
• Chronic pain treatment
• Medical practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Services Revenue: Fee-for-service medical practice providing diagnostic and therapeutic pain management procedures. Revenue generated through office consultations, interventional procedures (injections, spinal cord stimulator implants), and related medical services billed to insurance, workers' compensation, and patients directly.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MPMC is a multidisciplinary pain management medical practice providing diagnostic evaluations, interventional procedures, and spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain conditions. Services include office consultations, injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency neurotomy, and spinal cord stimulator implants, delivered by Dr. Lee T. Snook, Jr., M.D. and Physician Assistant Philippe Vasquez at an AAAHC-accredited Sacramento clinic. The practice also operates an online patient portal for records, appointments, refills, and provider communication.

Product overview

Metropolitan Pain Management Consultants (MPMC) operates as a multidisciplinary pain management medical practice offering a unified service portfolio centered on pain diagnosis and treatment. The primary offering is the Patient Portal, a secure digital platform for patient-provider communication and medical record access. Services include interventional pain procedures such as spinal cord stimulation, epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency neurotomy, and various nerve blocks. MPMC treats conditions including persistent back pain, degenerative disc disease, spinal arthritis, complex regional pain syndrome, and peripheral neuropathy. The practice serves as a tertiary referral center for physicians in rural California areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interventional Pain Management Procedures Diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures for chronic pain, including epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency neurotomy, nerve blocks, and spinal cord stimulator implants, performed for patients with back pain, degenerative disc disease, spinal arthritis, CRPS, and peripheral neuropathy.
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Therapy Implantation and management of spinal cord stimulators using systems from major vendors (Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, Boston Scientific), drawing on over 25 years of experience for patients with refractory chronic pain conditions.
• Office Pain Consultations In-person diagnostic evaluations and individualized treatment planning for chronic pain patients, delivered by Dr. Lee T. Snook, Jr., M.D. and Physician Assistant Philippe Vasquez at the Sacramento clinic.
• Patient Portal Secure online portal (NextMD) allowing patients to view medical records, medications, lab results, request prescription refills, schedule appointments, and communicate with MPMC providers from any internet-enabled location.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully treated thousands of individuals suffering with chronic pain over 20+ years

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boston ScientificcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMPMC is currently participating in a Boston Scientific study regarding patient outcomes for patients with spinal cord stimulation (SCS). MPMC also participated in a cost effectiveness study with Boston Scientific, with results available in a published poster. This partnership involves clinical research collaboration on spinal cord stimulation therapy outcomes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Texas Back Institute: Multi-specialty spine and pain practice combining interventional pain management, physical medicine, and spine surgery. Comparable specialty focus on spine-related pain and chronic pain interventions, but operates in a different geography (Texas) without direct local overlap with MPMC.
• National Spine & Pain Centers: One of the largest interventional pain management practice networks in the United States, offering spinal cord stimulation, injections, and chronic pain services across multiple states. Directly comparable to MPMC in clinical scope and procedure mix, but at significantly greater geographic scale.
• Pacific Pain & Spine Group: West Coast interventional pain management practice offering spinal cord stimulation, nerve blocks, and chronic pain procedures. Comparable in clinical scope, procedure mix, and physician-led independent practice model.
• APICO Pain Management: Multi-location interventional pain management group offering spinal cord stimulation, injections, and chronic pain treatment across several U.S. markets. Directly comparable clinical model with similar procedure mix and referral-based go-to-market.
• Carolinas Center for Advanced Management of Pain: Southeastern U.S. interventional pain management practice offering SCS, injections, and chronic pain care. Similar physician-led specialty clinic model, but operating in a different geographic market from MPMC.
• DISC Sports & Spine Center: California-based spine and pain specialty practice offering interventional pain management, spine surgery, and sports medicine. Closely comparable to MPMC in geography, specialty focus, and multidisciplinary pain/spine service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Pain Medicine: National academic medical center offering a comprehensive pain medicine program including interventional procedures and spinal cord stimulation. Overlaps with MPMC on chronic pain services but competes in a tertiary, multi-specialty context rather than an independent specialty practice.

Regional players

• Sutter Health Pain Management: Sacramento-based integrated health system operating pain management clinics serving the same Northern California market as MPMC. Competes for the same referral pool and chronic pain patients but does so within a broader hospital network.
• Stanford Pain Management Center: Northern California academic pain program providing interventional pain procedures, multidisciplinary evaluation, and spinal cord stimulation. Comparable clinical scope, with broader institutional resources and research orientation.
• UC Davis Health Pain Management: Academic medical center in Sacramento offering a multidisciplinary pain medicine clinic and interventional procedures. Operates in the same primary geography as MPMC and overlaps in treating complex chronic pain and SCS patients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metropain

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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