Hurt at work? Canyon Pain Center is a workers' comp clinic in North Phoenix, and Dr. Sullivan has focused on occupational medicine and work-related injuries for more than a decade. We treat the injury and handle the workers' comp paperwork.
Canyon Pain Center is a pain management practice and workers' comp clinic at 702 E Bell Rd, Suite 112, in North Phoenix, Arizona, that accepts workers' compensation. Injured workers are evaluated by our providers, under the physician leadership of Dr. Patricia S. Sullivan, MD MPH, a physician with more than a decade of occupational medicine experience who also speaks Spanish. In Arizona, an employer can send an injured worker to its own doctor for one visit, and after that the worker may choose their own doctor unless the employer is self-insured with contracted care. On an accepted claim, the workers' comp carrier pays for approved treatment related to the injury. Call (602) 603-2282.
| Question | Arizona rule |
|---|---|
| Must I see the company doctor? | For one visit, if asked. Then you may choose your own doctor. |
| Exception | Self-insured employers with contracted medical care on file with the ICA |
| What I pay on an accepted claim | The carrier pays for approved, injury-related treatment. |
| Deadline to file a claim | One year from the injury, or from when you learned it was work related |
| Claim form | Worker's and Physician's Report of Injury, completed at the doctor's office |
| Claim denied | Request a hearing within 90 days of the notice date |
| Claim closed, still in pain | File a petition to reopen with a current medical report |
A workers' comp doctor treats a work injury and documents it for the insurance carrier. A workers' comp doctor, also called a work comp, workman's comp or workers' compensation doctor, does two jobs at once. We treat the injury, and we keep the medical record your claim depends on. The insurance carrier decides what it pays for based on what your doctor documents, so both jobs matter from the first visit.
Not every practice accepts workers' comp. Canyon Pain Center does, and it's work Dr. Sullivan has done for years.
In most cases, yes. Arizona lets your employer send you to its doctor for one visit. After that one visit, you can see a doctor of your choice.
The exception is a self-insured employer that has contracted medical care on file with the Industrial Commission of Arizona. Those employers can require you to use their contracted doctors. If you're not sure which applies to you, the ICA Claims Division can tell you at (602) 542-4661.
Once you have an attending physician, switching takes one of three things: a referral from your current doctor, approval from the insurance carrier, or approval from the Industrial Commission.
If you start treatment with a new doctor before the change is approved, the carrier may not pay those bills. Call us and we'll help you sort out where you stand before you book.
From a lifting injury last week to pain that never went away after an old work injury, we treat:
On an accepted claim, the workers' comp carrier pays for approved treatment related to the injury, and your own health insurance isn't billed.
If you haven't filed a claim yet, the Worker's and Physician's Report of Injury can be completed at your first visit. In Arizona, a claim has to be filed within one year of the injury, or of when you learned the condition was work related.
La Dra. Sullivan habla español. Si tuvo un accidente de trabajo, atendemos su lesión y nos encargamos del papeleo de compensación al trabajador. Con un reclamo aceptado, la aseguradora paga el tratamiento aprobado relacionado con la lesión.
Employers can send injured workers to us for care. Adjusters, nurse case managers and workers' comp attorneys get clear notes, work status after each visit, and records when they ask for them.
To refer a patient or request records, call (602) 603-2282, fax (602) 847-8268, or email info@canyonpaincenter.com.
Ask the office directly whether it accepts workers' comp before you book. Canyon Pain Center does, at 702 E Bell Rd, Suite 112, Phoenix, AZ 85022. Call (602) 603-2282.
It's the Worker's and Physician's Report of Injury, the form that starts an Arizona workers' comp claim. It's usually completed at the doctor's office or emergency room, and signing it counts as applying for benefits.
No. Doctors aren't required to treat workers' comp patients. Canyon Pain Center accepts workers' comp.
For one visit, if your employer asks. After that, Arizona lets you choose your own doctor, unless your employer is self-insured with contracted medical care on file with the Industrial Commission.
The workers' comp insurance carrier. On an accepted claim, the carrier pays for approved treatment related to the injury.
As soon as you can. Early care helps you recover, and an early record ties the injury to the job. Arizona allows one year to file the claim, but waiting makes both harder.
Yes, when medication fits your diagnosis. It's one part of a treatment plan that can also include injections and other options.
Everything that's going on. Explain how you were hurt, every symptom you have, and anything that limits you at work or at home, on good days and bad. Your record is what the carrier reads.
Often, yes. If your condition has changed since the claim closed, Arizona lets you file a petition to reopen it, supported by a current medical report. We can evaluate you and document our findings in that report.
