Pain Management | Montana

Pain Management • Great Falls, MT

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Benefis Health System's Pain Management clinic in Great Falls, Montana, located at 500 15th Avenue South, treats acute and chronic pain conditions including back pain, sciatica, arthritis, and spinal disorders. The clinic offers nonsurgical treatments such as steroid injections, epidural procedures, and osteopathic manipulative medicine, as well as surgical options like rhizotomy for chronic back pain.

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Clinic Type

Pain Management

Address

500 15th Avenue South Great Falls, MT 59405

Phone

406-455-2140

Email

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Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://www.benefis.org/medical-services/pain-management/

Services Offered

Pain Management

Technology & Equipment

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Sacroiliac joint steroid injection
Lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injection
Lumbar sympathetic block
Lumbar epidural steroid injection
Facet joint injections
Discography
Cervical epidural steroid injection
Caudal steroid injection
Rhizotomy

Team

Caitlin Klaassen — PA-C

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

English

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

Healthgrades (Dr. Craig Sweeney, DO): 3.0 star rating (7 reviews) (7 reviews)
WebMD (Dr. Katrina Lewis, MD): 4.0 out of 5 (14 ratings) (14 ratings)
WebMD (Dr. Joseph Ghahari, DO): 4.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) (8 ratings)
Healthgrades (Dr. Samuel Spanbauer, DO): 5.0 star rating (6 reviews) (6 ratings/reviews)

Patients praise

Compassionate care and effective communication in pain management settings
Strong patient satisfaction where cited (e.g., high WebMD and Healthgrades ratings for some physicians)

Common complaints

Perceived lack of thorough examination and overly dismissive approach (reported by one Healthgrades review for Dr. Craig Sweeney)
Follow-ups described as inadequate or handled like “lip service” (Healthgrades review for Dr. Craig Sweeney)
Unfavorable expectations/limitations around narcotic medication management (Healthgrades review for Dr. Craig Sweeney)

"“Just stuck a needle in me at my first appointment and prescribed me pills and told me there was nothing anyone could do. Not very impressed”"

— Healthgrades review excerpt about Dr. Craig Sweeney (Great Falls, MT)

"“Dr. Sweeney is so wonderful! He is such a nice man with compassion and expertise in pain management… He has helped me with the chronic pain ever since…”"

— Healthgrades review excerpt about Dr. Craig Sweeney (Great Falls, MT)

"“Gave a thorough Exam” / “Staff was courteous” (patient feedback summary on WebMD)"

— WebMD patients’ perspective (Dr. Katrina Lewis, MD)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026. Own this clinic? Claim or correct this listing.