Dr. David Kirk Dodson, MD

Dr Dodson's staff has no clue how to run his practice. I made a appt for pain management. It is obvious I need the help. I went to appt no problem very nice Dr. Yes he did seem to care. But second visiting was called one hour b4 saying I had to pay 180 if I want to see dr. Plus my bill was over 600 from last month. They took my insurance, they knew what kind I had. And still after first visit, and one hour b4 second they say they are cash only. Well they said my ucare denied the claim. I called ucare,the office staff out right lied. They NEVER submitted it. So my insurance called the clinic. They told them also that they denied it. The ucare person told Dr Dodson staff that they dont know what they are up to, but u dont ever send bill to customer. Well after getting that bill paid. I went in 2nd time and now my bill was over 1000 dollars 2 visits. Hum, wait they said they were cash only 180 each visit. Well so a month later I called and said I will pay cash until I find another… clinic. Becsuse I need the pain management. Stacy in his office said we hsvd yo verify insurance first. I said you said you dont take insurance, whyvwoukd you have to verify it. She went on to say that if you gave insurance you can't come there. Only patients without insurance and they are cash only. Wait the the shell is wrong with this clinic. Number one I know that's a lie,big personally know quite a few patients that have insurance and they go there. I dont think the staff realizes that they are red flagging Dr Dodsons clinic and him by making their own policies. I'm support to report this to medical board. The DEA knows about these practices and so does Ucare and pharmacists. Now medical board. Dr Dodson I would get rid of your stupid staff, because they are going to hurt you in the end

I have been coming to Dodson Clinic for years now. I am so happy to have a clinic and doctor that really takes the time to treat me so well and for a doctor to have such a professional and caring manner. I would recommend Dodson Clinic to anyone who needs pain management or who is interested in medical cannabis. Finding a good caring doctor and staff is so important to my overall health and ability to work and take care of my family.

I should have kept looking for a pain clinic to go to when I first went to Dr. Dodsons clinic initially. I noticed that the visit was just for show a fake exam for the money and a quick in and out once your in the door and in back. It takes a good hour plus almost 2 hours while your there. I can say they always have you repeat what you already talked about before and then say they will help with your pain and then still do the opposite. When it was all said and do e after I had gotten off of almost 60 percent of what I was prescribed from a previous provider that still was not sufficient for Dr. Dodson, which I should add that I never actually saw due to him needing a real pain management doc to sign him off but with his recommendations. Either way he got defensive and rude when he decided without fair warning to cht my pain plan without notice and without no good faith efforts. He had no reasons, I showed up each month and caused no problems. My UAs were always good and I always had… my meds. The month prior to them cutting my services off I had a communication with a woman that runs the whole communication for the doctors and prescribed medications and prior authorizations and I had requested if I could get my medication one day early seeing as how I never had a date on my medications any other times before and she got really rude with me and this was due to me leaving out of town. I called back and discussed this situation with the office manager and what do you know I am being advised that I no longer need to be on pain medication at my next appointment. They have had to done something wrong over the course of the years I had went there. I had started seeing cameras put up, as well as security guards, and not to mention the facts that they were stating they got paid by check as well as by scripts of pills. Dodson would tell me that his other clinic had some crazy people that didn't except no for an answer and he needed to step it up on security for a little while. Either way, what kind of practice do you know that needs that in Golden Valley, MN that's only doing Chiropractic care as well as pain and medical marijuana management. My fiance got let go from his clinic nearly because of his age. The new clinic he had started to go to laughed at his policies. If I were able to which I still may put the efforts in, I would guess that either his license isn't able to prescribe painkillers or he has gotten into trouble. Why doesn't he have his other practice anymore?

Hello my name pastor D. I have been a patient of doctor dodson for sometime now, and after reading one of the reviews that said doctor dodson did not care about his patient i had to respond,that has not been my experience at all, just the opposite, doctor dodson has educate me and I know of several other patient that he has explain the dangers of pain pills matter of fact after monitoring my progress he decreased my pain meds, and I think this is why negative reports are given, if he think you are abusing your meds he will cut off or when he know you are doing better he will talk to you about decreases, and this is where people get up set they don`t want to understand that its for their on good and as a result of this action they go give negative review out of anger, doctor dodson is a doctor that is very concern about his patient to the point to where he suffer negative review and all he is doing is trying to help.

Dr.dodson has always been respectful and kind. He is a good doctor.

Dr.dodson has always been respectful and kind. He is a good doctor.

"Doctor" Dodson does not care about or give you any options to help your pain. Just throws a large number of percocet at you hoping you become an addict so he can prescribe you suboxone

This doc does not care a whit about his patients. In late 2018, he put EVERY SINGLE PATIENT who is taking over 50MME on a medication reduction program. First told us he would be reducing our meds by 10%, next month (as you have to see this joker monthly), as I pointed out he was cutting more than 15% a month of my breakthrough meds per month, he admitted to him wanting to cut 10% OF THE TOTAL per month, and that was it. The following month I confronted him about 10% of my total would be here soon, and he advised that he would be lowering patients to 50mme I learned to question him directly. Then I got a copy of my records, and found out he is taking all of my meds away, but apparently he did not see that I got a copy of my records, because it said he was taking me off all of my opioids. I mention this because this month, he explained more lies that were the direct opposite of those said in my record. Something else new, he sends every urine screen out for testing (and if you… have good insurance he takes your urine every single month, has nothing to do with your risk assessment from what I have seen, and per my own experience). I had a lapse of insurance taking over from another insurance, and had to pay for 3 months cash, and suddenly, I was not drug tested every time! Then, back on insurance, back to every month! Read the state of MN's HHS document on chronic pain treatment, so you know what you are talking about (like I did), he changed his story 4 times in 5 minutes about why things were done the way they were. Expect to lose your breakthrough meds first, then your long acting. The level of meds (under 50mme can be filled by a GP, so know once he takes you to that level, you do not have to see him any more. The problem is any good docs are not accepting new patients. This doc is NOT accepting any cash patients anymore. I have direct knowledge of 3 patients being "fired" for positive drug tests. Please know that in a normal practice, unexplained positives are few and far between. If you are fired, look up what meds they say they found, and see if any of your current OTC or prescription meds could have caused a false positive. I had that happen to me, my Antidepressant cause a false positive for PCP. I did not even know what that was or how it is taken! Print up any info you fine and take it in. You get fired by one doctor and you will never find another. I promise! Please, I beg you to find ANY other doctor, this one cannot be trusted. I am sure his whole clinic is in self preservation mode, so your pain is if no importance to him, or to anyone working there. I would never normally refer people to Twin Cities Pain, but anything has to be better than this guy! DO NOT got to MAPS (Medical Advanced Pain Specialists), if they cannot do procedures on you (blocks and such), they will discharge you. HFA (Hennepin Faculty Associates) will not prescribe you anything for pain unless you agree to blocks, it is blackmail, have to do them even if they do not help, or cause more pain. As pain patients we are screwed. Let us hope the national versions of treating pain are adopted soon, because the people that put the pain document together for MN had one person on there who lost a child due to narcotics, and the rest were drug hating idiots, who have never had real pain in their life. Luckily the national version of this department in MN is coming out with a much more balanced version of this document, If you have a false negative test for a drug you KNOW you took, get in with a specialist to check for metabolic issues, it can make people burn thru pain meds in hours rather than days. It is very rare, but if your pain meds last for less than 2 hours (oral), you might have an issue.

I was born with Ehlers Donlo syndrome.... a connective tissue disorder...I have had pain since I can remember 4 and UP! I have suffered my whole life with chronic pain; sometimes the most difficult situation in this scinerio is dealing with the negative judgements placed on those with such. I have found a place of compassion, sensitivity to others and non-judge mental care with Dr. Dodson and Co. I thank you and God Bless You for this mission and commitment to others in assisting those of us dealing with pain and it’s cronicity!

My mom has chronic nerve pain and is disabled. She had 2 unsuccessful surgeries that has left her permanently disabled and with more pain than she had before operations. I have been with her to see Dr Dodson at all but 2 appointments. He is great and knows what he is doing because he has personal experience with injury and pain management that give him a deeper perspective on what his patients go through. However, his staff don’t have a clue what they are doing and are oblivious to the negligence on their part that causes their patients serious and unnecessary suffering. My mom is on pain medication and when she takes her pill even 20 minutes late it is noticeable how much pain she’s in. She can’t sit still or do normal activities, just bounces her legs and rocks back and forth writhing in pain and is short tempered and makes loud noises of frustration...his staff had told her that her prescription was at a pharmacy she had to travel 5 hours to get to, and when she got there it wasn’t… there!!!!! she attempted to contact them for 6 days with no response. she tried every extension about every 20 minutes. She was out of medication the day they told her the pharmacy had her refill and still on day 6 which is today, she is without medication. They finally answered the phone today for the first time!!!! Unbelievable, the lack of urgency to do their job so she can get her meds, after making her wait, and ignoring the importance of such issue. She needs her medication to live a normal life and because they don’t care about their job or patients enough to get them something as simple as a prescription on time,when it had to be filled just like every other time she has to suffer!!!!..nothing difficult or new just a simple task that they should know how and when to do it, and it is not done after almost an entire week of me watching her suffer and me having to put my life on hold to take care of her which hurts me too and puts me behind with bills for missing work!!!!! It’s unreal that this happened, they messed up beyond repair and I don’t recommend going here for treatment because you might go through the same thing if there is not a serious staff change made. Also, they loose patients paperwork and their file a lot..and act as if unaware that they have even met you in their life before when you go there every month!!!!!! Unbelievable, the stupidity, absolutely moronic and a circus to watch and a hassle to deal with!!!!! And I’m not even the patient just a relative that attends all but 2 appointments!!!!!