SAMA totally failed my dad. He asked for a referral for a year, I called and finally got the…read morereferral for him myself only to find out he now has stage 3 cancer. They don't listen to the patient and only want to take your money. They still haven't picked up the phone to bother to check on him and see how his cancer treatments are going.

Saw Dr. Hopson. Recommended me for heart surgery, which was…read morea disaster. Took no responsibility for complications (serious) afterwards. Basically told me to start using local health club's pool. After I complained about symptoms, she lumped off follow-up call to P.A. Complete coward. Avoid SAMA for anything more serious than lancing boil.

Pain pump refill. The nurses are always very kind and considerate. They have always treated me with…read morebest care that I could ask for. I would recommend this entire office to anyone who is needing pain care.

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Awful, I wish I had never met this man. I am less able to walk than ever before and I think it's…read morebecause the stitches were taken out too early! The communication he gives is terrible, I showed up to a surgery I didn't know I was having! Then when I needed the bandage changed and to know what he had done to me, he gets mad at me for being impatient to leave after a 4 hour wait! He is beyond words a terrible, disrespectful, unprofessional provider and I am glad to wash my hands of him. The 4 hour wait is normal for his office but acting like he does is absolutely unacceptable! I'm sitting there in my own blood and urine, feeling sick from the pain medicine I took an an empty stomach not dreaming it would be another 4 hours. And then he decides to punish me for wanting to get to the point and sends my only help out (the person who has paid their life savings for this!) so I have to walk on my cut up leg with no assistance to get out of there. He so poorly explained what he had done to me that I go home to look it up. A free video from Google explained it better than all that time with this malicious imp. He is conceded and vicious, and after he showed his backside I have to look the person who paid for all this in the face (the one who gave me the money and also didnt know what this was for) and say this is who the money went to. I look like an idiot and he looks like a rabid cur! Just the most disgusting individual I have ever met, I hope I never see this troll again.

As a teenager in 1977, I experienced a debilitating motorcycle accident, which left me with chronic…read morepain and mobility issues. Despite that, after a long healing process, I was able to do many physical things in my life. As my difficulties increased, I did grow into an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. I also have a strong family history of cardiac disease. In my early 40s, I had a heart attack which required bypass repair. I found myself unable to consistently and effectively perform my cardiac rehab workouts. This led me to seek medical assistance. Around 2010 I was referred to an excellent pain specialist who helped me find a balance of medications which would allow me to perform needed tasks without compromising my overall health. It was devastating to me when my doctor died suddenly in 2015. The entire area of pain management was going through a lot of changes at this time, as it continues to. Because I was self-pay (no insurance and too young for Medicare) I had a difficult time getting accepted by another physician. When I did get set up with Dr. Tanga, it proved to be a rewarding physician-patient relationship. We were able to establish realistic objectives based on needs which have evolved over time. I became the primary caregiver during the last years of my parents' lives. My mother died in 2012. I was caring for my father during the time that Dr. Tanga was my physician. During the years that he treated me, Dr. Tanga took a personal interest in the circumstances of my life and that of my father. Our conversations were often centered on how best to utilize pain management to allow me to fulfill the requirements of my life and to be as comfortable as possible. My wife died in 2015. After seeing me flounder emotionally for quite a while, Dr. Tanga encouraged me to seek mental health assistance. This process turned out to be long, often painful, and ultimately rewarding. Besides his interest in my welfare, Dr. Tanga stayed in the loop with my mental health care as well as my other physicians. As he described it to me, pain issues affect and are affected by every aspect of a person's life. I know that it has been the case for me. In addition to the potential benefits, the medications involved usually have side effects and the addictive properties are always a concern. Finding and maintaining the best balance is ideally a team effort between patient, physician and support staff. That was my experience with Dr. Tanga. When it became obvious that my father would not live much longer and that my needs would be changing, Dr. Tanga worked with me to taper down the dosages of my medicines in preparation for transitioning out of pain management. Even after I left his practice, he called several times to check on my progress. I never expected pain management to make me pain free, and it did not. It did give me a level of functionality that would have otherwise been unavailable to me. I am grateful for the extra decade of mobility that it gave me. These days I get around a lot slower, but my need to move faster is much less.

Very professional nursing and office staff. Doctor Ledbetter is my dr and he's very caring and…read morekind. His NP are also professional.

They never return your messages or calls. Disappointing that customer service is non-existent.read more

Top Notch for me! His office, office staff, and he is a very understanding doctor. He takes care of…read moremy pain the best.

He is not a very kind man to be a doctor. When I could no longer locate my medication he didn't…read morecare. The ladies in the office are kind and the other doctors, yet he is the one that has the final say. I would not recommend him at all. He is no longer my doctor. A man that I had been going to for 20-25 years. I was the perfect patient. I never abused my medication in any way and never asked for anything. When he gave me one medication that was too strong I told him I couldn't take it and he changed it. He also threw a chart at my brother when he asked him a question. Then when my brother fired him he black balled him. They say they don't, but they do. Since I have been through detox I will never take another opiod again. May God have mercy on his soul. He is vain enough not to even care, but I survived. If I could give him no stars at all I would