About AdventHealth Pain Medicine

AdventHealth Pain Specialists is a comprehensive interventional pain-management clinic. Our primary goal is to provide patients with the capability to return to their highest level of function in their daily lives. Our Board certified anesthesiologists have specialized training in pain management. Also included on staff is a doctor of psychology and registered nurse practitioners. Our team works together with the patient’s other physicians and specialists to develop a comprehensive plan of care.

We accept new patients only by referral from primary care physicians and specialists.

We’re here to help you find the right physician or a location that’s convenient for you.

Discover the Difference: More than 70 million Americans suffer from chronic pain and each year another 25 million have acute pain from injuries or surgery. The AdventHealth Pain Specialists understand pain and know that most pain can be greatly eased with proper pain management.
Comfort
Our minimally invasive procedures mean less pain, risk and recovery time for our patients.
Our experienced staff will monitor you through the entire procedure.
Our relaxing, homelike atmosphere will keep you at ease.
Convenience
We offer free parking right outside our front door.
First-floor entrance allows easy and convenient access.
Compassion
We treat you the way we know you would want to be treated: with kindness and compassion.
Physician Referrals: AdventHealth Pain Specialists accepts patient referrals from primary care physicians and specialists. We work with your physician in a team effort. Each new patient will have a comprehensive history and physical exam performed. Other tools such as pain scales, diagrams and skeletal models will be used to help us thoroughly understand your pain.

Scheduling Your Patient

It is our goal to make scheduling your patient a simple process. In order for us to most efficiently assist your patients, we request that you please fax the following information to us at Call913-676-7692. Download our referral form for your convenience.

Face Sheet - demographics

Copy of insurance card (front and back)

Most recent physician notes

Current medication list

Report of any diagnostic studies (MRI, CT or Myelogram, EMG, x-ray, etc.)

Upon receiving your patient's information, we will contact them directly for scheduling. Please be sure to include your patient's contact information. We also pre-certify the patient's insurance for you.

Once we schedule your patient, we will fax a form to you detailing the date and time of the appointment.

Our team will follow up with you with a written report of your patient's treatment.
Information For Patients: Patient Scheduling
Patients are seen by appointment only, Monday through Friday. Once we receive the referral from your physician, our scheduling team will call you to make an appointment. Please have your insurance information available. During the call, our staff will ask about your pain so that we can determine the adequate time required for your appointment.
You will be asked about:
Type and location of pain
Referring physician
Primary care physician
Insurance or payment method
Claim mailing address
X-ray films or MRI reports
In order to ensure that we prescribe safely and responsibly, we cannot guarantee assumption of medication management at the initial visit.
Your First Visit
For your initial visit, you will be asked to bring:
A photo ID
Your insurance card(s)
Any x-rays, MRI, CT or myelogram films for CDs related to your pain
A list of all medications you are currently taking, including the name, dosages (number of pills taken a day), milligrams and how long you have been taking the medications.
To save yourself time, please download and complete our Welcome Letter and Patient Assessment Form before coming to our office.
Questions?
Please contact us with any questions at Call913-676-2370. Our fax number is Call913-676-7692.
Advanced Treatment Options: Delivering quality care to our patients is our central focus. We adapt and develop the most creative solutions to deliver quality pain medicine. In an ongoing effort to provide the highest quality in pain medicine administration, we have voluntarily adapted the American Society of Anesthesiology’s Quality Guidelines. These measures represent factors that are unique to pain medicine practice and have been proven to be associated with high quality delivery of care.
AdventHealth Pain Specialists uses advanced technologies that provide patients with more options for pain management. The most common procedures we offer include:
Epidural steroid injection: injection of a potent anti-inflammatory medication in the epidural space.
Diagnostic/therapeutic nerve block: injection of anesthetic agent at the pain site or nerve root.
Trigger point injection: injection of steroid/anesthetic into contracted muscle fiber.
Radio frequency nerve ablation: use of radio waves to destroy the nerve causing chronic pain.
Spinal cord stimulator trials.
Contact Us: We have two convenient locations at our Shawnee Mission and Prairie Star campuses.

AdventHealth Pain Specialists Shawnee Mission
7315 East Frontage Road, Suite 140
Shawnee Mission, KS 66204
Phone: Call913-676-2370
Fax: Call913-676-7692
Monday - Thursday: 7 am to 3:30 pm
Friday: 7 am to 1 pm
AdventHealth Pain Specialists Prairie Star
Formerly known as AdventHealth Lenexa
23351 Prairie Star Parkway
Building A, Suite A145
Lenexa, KS 66227
Phone: Call913-676-2370
Fax: Call913-676-7692
Monday - Friday: 7 am to 3:30 pm

Meet Our Team of Specialists

Our physicians have been treating patients with painful conditions since 1969. All of our specialists are Board-certified and American Board of Anesthesia (ABA) sub-specialty certified in pain management, with advanced training in diagnosing and treating acute and chronic pain of the spine and musculoskeletal systems. Our team also includes a full-time clinical psychologist who specializes in treating the psychological effects of dealing with chronic pain.

Scott E Ashcraft, MD

Board-Certified
ABA Sub-Specialty Certification in Pain Management
Jonathan Ferns, MD

Board-Certified
ABA Sub-Specialty Certification in Pain Management
Timothy Lair, MD

Board-Certified
Fellowship Trained
ABA Sub-Specialty Certification in Pain Management
Smith Manion, MD

Board-Certified
Fellowship Trained
ABA Sub-Specialty Certification in Pain Management
Daniel S Mitchell, MD

Board-Certified
Fellowship Trained
ABA Sub-Specialty Certification in Pain Management
Haley Wardrip, MD

Board-Certified
Fellowship Trained

Pain Management in Kansas City

About AdventHealth Pain Medicine

Helping You Find Pain Relief So You Can Feel Whole Again

Scheduling Your Patient

Patient Scheduling

Your First Visit

Questions?

Meet Our Team of Specialists

Scott E Ashcraft, MD

Jonathan Ferns, MD

Timothy Lair, MD

Smith Manion, MD

Daniel S Mitchell, MD

Haley Wardrip, MD

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