AL Curry, Clinical Pharmacist licensed in GA, FL, NC & OH. PLEASE READ my review before making an appointment to see Dr. David Neckman, 5303 Adams St., Suite C, Covington, GA 30014. He arranged for Dr. Rosenfield on 12.19.24 to remove my Intrathecal pain pump. BSBS told me my co-pay was $275. Alliance Spine & Pain doubled my co-pay to $550. I filed a complaint with Medicare Programs, Appeals Grievances Dept, MailStep : OH0205-A537, 4361 Irvin Simpkins Rd, Mason, OH 450040. They resolved the problem & my co-pay was $275. Dr. Neckman on 7.9.25 installed my Spinal Cord Stimulator. On 8.12.25, I started seeing redness & drainage on the incision. I called Covington he sent me to Putnman General Hospital in Eatonton, GA, for Cultures. After growing Cultures Day 1 to Day 5, there was NO growth. On 8.13.25, Dr. Neckman had me come to the Covington office. He did a GRAM STAIN & AEROBIC BACTERIAL CULTURE, but LabCorp was unable to get the results because Dr Neckman used the wrong type of swab. I saw Dr. Neckman in Conyers on 9.15.25 for an incision check. He said without any lab results that I had an infection from the "film on the battery," and scheduled an Explant (removal of my Spinal Cord Stimulator) on 9.17.25 in Covington. He E prescribed to my pharmacy Clindamycin 300 mg 2 capsules three times daily. During my surgery on 9.17.25, he did a GRAM STAIN & AEROBIC BACTERIAL lab culture. When I was in recovery, Dr. Neckman asked me what he put me on for pain when he installed my SCS. I was surprised he didn't refer to his provider notes. I told him Percocet 10/325 mg, but I was too strong, would he consider Norco 5? He said yes, he would E prescribe it to my pharmacy. I asked Kasey Dean, Charge Nurse, Dr. Neckmanto to have E prescribed to my pharmacy the Norco 5. Kasey said he had left the office she sent Dr Neckman a text message. When I got to my pharmacy, the Norco 5 wasn't there. I called the answering service at 426 PM. I went all night long in excruciating pain. I called the office in Covington the next morning, explained what happened what she said. Dr. Neckman probably left early because he lived in north Atlanta & wanted to get ahead of the traffic. She texted Dr Neckman & he E-prescribed Norco 5 to my pharmacy. In my opinion, Dr. Neckman's patients come first over his personal life. On 9.22.25, Dr. Neckman E prescribed to my pharmacy Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole one tablet twice daily. On 9.23.25, I went on my LabCorp portal to look at GRAM STAIN & AEROBIC BACTERIAL cultures results. It showed Pseudomonas putida & was Resistant, not effective against trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. I called Kasey Dean, Charge Nurse in Covington, brought to her attention, she contacted Dr. Neckman & he had me stop taking trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. On 9.24.25, I had a follow-up visit with Dr. Neckman after my surgery. He wanted me to see an infectious disease doctor because he said I had a surgical site infection & the Pseudomonas putida had gotten into my bloodstream. Dr. Neckman said the infectious disease doctor would admit me to a hospital & I would be there receiving IV antibiotics for several weeks. Dr. Neckman said for me to buy enough Sodium Chloride 0.9% for 6 months. Dr. Neckman instructed my wife on how to change & clean the incision daily. Dr. Neckman yelled & accused my wife of removing the dressing on the spine. All she did was put an extra piece of tape on because it was trying to come off. On 11.2.25, I sent a message from my portal to Kasey Dean, charge nurse in Covington, asking if Dr. Neckman would consider E-prescribing Noro 5 to my pharmacy. Dr. Neckman said I would have to make an office visit. I refused because it was a 184-mile round trip. Dr Neckman was only interested in receiving his copay of $330. Dr. Neckman discharged me on 11.5.25, saying there was nothing else he could do for me. I asked what I was supposed to do for pain, and he said take what you were taking before you saw me. I found my own Infectious disease doctor on US News World Report for Doctors & I had Dr Neckman's office send the referral. On 10.9.25, the infectious disease doctor said I had a Pseudomonas putida wound culture positive, probable superficial, wouldn't be admitted to the hospital; he could treat me as an outpatient. My infectious disease doctor instructed my wife to continue simple wound care daily with loose wound packing with iodophor gauze. He also said the clindamycin was ineffective in treating the Pseudomonas putida that Dr Neckman had me on. On 11.6.25, I had my return visit to see my infectious disease doctor, who said my wife had done a fantastic job changing the dressing & packing with iodophor gauze for her to continue for 2 weeks & stop. The Doctor said he saw no ID-related contraindications to future spinal implants, contradicting what Dr Neckman had said. read more

Alliance Spine & Pain - August 12_25 redness and drainage from Spinal Cord Stimulator implant Dr. David Neckman, Alliance Spine & Pain. - Pain Management Near Me - Covington, Georgia

CROOKS and WILL NOT FIX your issues, i do not see a button for a -10 or else i would have used it. but they will nickel and dime you and your insurance company to death. $150.00 copay every time i walk in the door. the it was $450.00 copay but when i question it, it get magically dropped to $100.00 just to get a $200.00 bill later due to the way it was coded. i will not return nor will i recommend to an enemy. OH did i mention the problem still is NOT corrected. sure seems like all they want to do is put a band-aid on the problem so you will keep coming back. read more

The front desk staff is friendly. However, I haven't seen Dr. Rosenfeld, only Mara Ehret and I'm very disappointed because she wrote in my chart that she examined me and she's never touched me. There's also writing in my files that I drink alcohol and I don't! I'm also very disappointed in the fact that I contacted them about being in severe pain and I was told to continue taking my meds as prescribed and my procedure will help alleviate my pain. Today is the 10th and the earliest I can get the procedure is on the 30th. I asked if I have to suffer for the next 20 days...no response from either party. I should have known this clinic wasn't for me when I looked around and the only black faces I saw were the ones working for Alliance Spine and Pain Center. I truly miss my old pain management specialist in Texas. He really listened to me and helped relieve my pain so I could function on a daily basis. On 05/16/24, I had an appointment to see Dr.Rosenfeld and missed it due to looking at the wrong date and time. That wasn't the worst thing that happened to me...Dr.Rosenfeld called me back to the exam room to talk to me about the recent review I placed on Google Reviews. He was very upset about what I wrote; mainly that I felt discriminated against. When he questioned me about my review, I told him that is the way I felt at that particular time. However, if he would like to change my views I would be more than happy to edit my review. He began yelling at me and telling me at that particular time that I was in the office , it happened to be mainly white people there and that he does have black patients. I said okay, again I don't mind changing my review. We began discussing what transpired during my visit and giving me some lame excuse as to why things were done the way they were done. He began talking down on me and did not want to hear anything I had to say. Then, Dr.Rosenfeld dismissed me stating I would be better suited not coming back to his practice. Dr.Rosenfeld's reaction to my post pretty much solidified my feelings of discrimination. He did not allow me to provide my input of things that transpired. He was very dismissive and treated me as though I was stupid. He was very unprofessional! I have never been treated with such disregard. I came to him, in pain and seeking a solution. Instead of a solution, I was scolded and treated as though I were stupid and never once was my pain addressed. On this day, I felt even more discriminated against than the other two times I visited. Dr.Rosenfeld believed that his words would prove he is not a racist, but his actions proved the point of my observation. read more