Christopher David Merifield

Everyone that I saw were very helpful, knowledgeable and professional. Every question I had was explained to my satisfaction.

All experiences related to care with Dr. Merifield have been positive.

All good

Everyone that I saw were very he... - Everyone that I saw were very helpful, knowledgeable and professional. Every question I had was explained to my satisfaction.

All experiences related to care ... - All experiences related to care with Dr. Merifield have been positive.

All good... - All good

There were no negative experiences involved in this visit.

Dr. Merifield = SUPERMAN. I can't imagine getting better care from anyone else. I have and will continue to follow him wherever he practices. I am very grateful to Swedish for hiring him.

Dr Merrifield covers all bases when I see him , I love that I'm in & out quick, visits with Dr Merrifield are always good

Dr. Merifield = SUPERMAN. I can... - Dr. Merifield = SUPERMAN. I can't imagine getting better care from anyone else. I have and will continue to follow him wherever he practices. I am very grateful to Swedish for hiring him.

Dr Merrifield covers all bases w... - Dr Merrifield covers all bases when I see him , I love that I'm in & out quick, visits with Dr Merrifield are always good

There were no negative experienc... - There were no negative experiences involved in this visit.

Doctor always scheduled my next followup appointment before my visit ended. Made it very nice.

Doctor always scheduled my next ... - Doctor always scheduled my next followup appointment before my visit ended. Made it very nice.

Overall I am very happy with my provider my only situation is I've been on the same dose of medication for severe pain in 3 years and I requested one pill up to help cover the rest of my day and that's not considered at this point but I would like it to be and it would make my life a lot easier and that's pretty much all

Friendly care, excellent service

Relationship with care provider has been very good to date

Friendly care, excellent service... - Friendly care, excellent service

Overall I am very happy with my ... - Overall I am very happy with my provider my only situation is I've been on the same dose of medication for severe pain in 3 years and I requested one pill up to help cover the rest of my day and that's not considered at this point but I would like it to be and it would make my life a lot easier and that's pretty much all

He showed concern for my health.

Relationship with care provider ... - Relationship with care provider has been very good to date

My experiences have always been good.

All positive

Overall very satisfied I have a very good group of doctors

My experiences with Dr. Merifield has been beautiful since I first met him. He has a special gift, he listens.

He is always respectful and kind

Dr. Merifield is very good n hat he explains things very carefully and is very patient.. He has helped me a lot and seems to have a backup plan which makes me feel secure. I highly recommend this doctor.

I have been with Dr Merifield since my previous provider retired. I’m a ‘complex and chronic pain patient’, with both my C-spine and L-S spine fused, with lots of additional hardware— an intrathecal pump and two (!) electrostimulators, plus nerve damage from surgery on both feet. I’ve found Dr Merifield to be willing to listen to my needs, but also strongly bound by the ethics of his profession. Where for many years opiates were the go-to medication for pain, they are now seen by pain specialists as often doing more harm than good, causing high rates of addiction and other problems. We who are actually in pain are less quick to want to stop taking meds that actually seem to help. Dr Merifield and I have disagreed at times about what I need to simply get through the day (and I remain in a lot more pain than I would like), but I’ve never felt that he didn’t care about my pain, and will continue recommending him to other people in need.

I transferred to Merifield when my doctor left. First visit: Hello, let’s lower your meds by 1/3. He kept going on about my back, but I have no back pain. I don’t think I said more than a few words. He put me on a different medication and I had severe side effects after 2 days. 2 weeks later he refused to change it. Long story, but the clinic manager told me “I slipped through the cracks” after writing and calling 30 times (documented). Finally saw him 2 months later. My doctor put me on antidepressants to counter the side effects. Next visit - he told me the pain clinic was not an ER and I should have waited. Then he said “There is nothing wrong with you. You should not be on medication. Your back is fine”. I told him I never had back pain, asked him to review my chart to reconsider. He slammed his hand down and angrily said “Go see a psychiatrist.” and walked out. My doctor referred me to a great doctor later that day. Months to recover. I wish he would have let me talk. Strange

In my opinion this man isn't interested in his patient's condition at all. Never once even asked how I was feeling...I don't think he knows what my condition is...his only interest is getting people off meds, even though they help me. Swedish has made a big mistake. He treats me like he hates me.

Dr. Merifield should not be practicing pain management. He has no empathy, sympathy, or interest in resolving his patient's pain. He told me he doesn't talk to my other doctors because it's not his job. He told me I shouldn't be in pain. He told me it was my choice to be lying in bed. He has no inclination to help and he is an awful excuse of a doctor.

He is very critical about my previous doctor who retired. He doesn't read my chart to see everything that has been tried in the past. He has no compassion and I feel as if he doesn't think I am in pain. He wants to stop medications I'm taking and doesn't think I need RFA, even though I tell him how much it helps. When I ask what he plans to do instead, he always says he will discuss at next appointment, but never does. He doesn't listen to me and dismisses my pain as if he could care less.

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Dr. Merifield is new to a practice that has a great reputation. He’s not well suited there. He said no one should take even low dose opioids unless they have cancer. He admitted he knew nothing about my disease, but he rolled his eyes and scoffed at the treatments of every specialist I’ve seen (including pain specialists at a teaching hospital). He also makes overt sexist comments. Worst clinician I’ve ever seen.

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This Dr. Is confused in what his job is he preaches any thing 10 weeks post op has no pain incredible that he can sit across from you and tell you that you have zero pain and then he goes on to say he will prescribe meds he is comfortable with after being told there is zero pain .What is Dr. ? Don't waist your time with this Doc He is only in for a paycheck!

This Dr. Has The ability to tell a patient if they are in pain incredible He states that anything ten weeks post op is no need of pain meds then goes on to preach that he will prescribe meds that he is comfortable with what is it meds or not? Simply said he has no care for the patient it's about him obtaining a paycheck he is the worst Dr. I have seen for treatment save your time and money he is a fake!

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I saw Dr. Merifield 10 years ago after 2 years of chronic pain. He said it wasn't okay that I was on so much medicine and that I needed to be taken off. I was incredulous. He said the pills were having an opposite effect. He sent me to a pain therapist and slowly started tapering me off the drugs. He was right. Once I was off the medicine my pain didn't change. I would have been on pain meds for forever if he had not forced me to. Life was miserable on opiates. He gave me my life back.

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He doesn't listen. He believes that a person can only have 3 migraines a month. He refuses to treat back pain on older people, as everyone old has back pains. He seemed afraid of the new laws regulating narcodics.

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