Gulf Coast Pain Management
Contact Us
 

Lynne Carr Columbus, D.O.,
President, Gulf Coast Pain
Management
 
Adrian B. Bethel, MD
Catherine Smith, PT,MT
 
3890 Tampa Road Suite 308
Morton Plant Mease East Lake
Outpatient Center
Palm Harbor, Florida 34684

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Making appointments

Patients may be seen by appointment only. Our appointment desk is open Monday
through Friday form 8:30AM until 4:30PM. For your convenience, appointments
and follow up visits are also available through our email service at info@gulfcoastpain.com.
 
The initial visit 

On your initial visit, we will begin a medical record file. It is highly recommended
that you bring your current (not more than a year old) x‑rays, MRI's, CT scans,
and myelogram films along with the interpretive reports. It is important that you
bring a list of the medications you are currently taking, as well as a list of any drug
allergies that you may have. Please bring any old medical records that are relevant
to your painful disorder.  If you are currently receiving pain medications from
another physician, such as narcotics, please bring their office notes with you. 
No narcotics will be prescribed without these notes.
 
You will be given a new patient packet to fill out prior to your initial visit. We ask
that you have these forms filled out upon arrival to our office, to expedite your visit.
We would like you to bring your current insurance cards and driver's license or form
of identification. If you have specific insurance questions, it would be helpful to check
your insurance company before your appointment. Our staff will also be available to
help you with your questions. All necessary referrals must be obtained prior to your
appointment, or you will not be able to be seen, this is your insurance company’s policy. 
 
Prescriptions and Renewals
 
All prescriptions and authorizations for renewals should be requested between 8:30AM
and 5:00PM, Monday through Thursday. For your protection,  evening and weekend
renewals will not be accepted because the doctor must have your chart to renew your
medication. Check your medication supply frequently. Call us before medications
“run out” so that there is no chance of lapse. We require 24 hour notice for refills.
We require 48 hour notification for controlled substances. All controlled substances
require picture identification  at the time of pick up, you may be requested to be seen
in follow up prior to renewal of controlled substance prescriptions. If a medication is
lost or stolen, a police report is required prior to refill.  Prescriptions and renewals may
also be requested by email at info@gulfcoastpain.com. 
 
Thank you
 
Thank you for placing your confidence in us to evaluate and treat your problem.
    

Get real answers at Gulf Coast Pain Management.