Pain Medicine Consultants – Pleasanton, California Ketamine Clinics

✓ Last verified: January 15, 2026 — Edited & verified by Angelica Bottaro for HealingMaps Editorial Staff

Known For: Pain Medicine Consultants’ Pleasanton office brings their elite team of Harvard, Stanford, UCSF, and Mayo Clinic-trained physicians to the Tri-Valley. This location offers IV ketamine infusions for depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and PTSD alongside comprehensive interventional pain management. Like all PMC offices, this location accepts VA healthcare insurance for ketamine infusions for depression.

HealingMaps Take: The Pleasanton location gives Tri-Valley residents — Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton — local access to PMC’s world-class pain management and ketamine therapy. With NorCal Infusions and Silicon Valley TMS also operating in Pleasanton, the Tri-Valley has become a hub for advanced psychiatric treatments. PMC’s distinct advantage is their VA insurance acceptance and academic medical team credentials.

Market Position: Pain Medicine Consultants treats both depression and PTSD — the two most common ketamine therapy indications, accounting for 34% of HealingMaps patient inquiries.

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Ketamine Protocols Compared — What’s Offered at Pain Medicine Consultants

Industry pricing reference. Pain Medicine Consultants has not published specific per-session pricing — contact the clinic directly for a quote. The calculator above shows typical metro-level cost estimates across protocols, not this clinic’s specific prices.

What to Expect at Your First Pain Medicine Consultants Appointment

1. Initial intake call — Medical history review and clinical eligibility check. Call (925) 293-8933 to schedule. Pain Medicine Consultants’s posted pricing: $550/infusion (depression); $475+/infusion (pain).
2. Medical evaluation — in-person or telehealth psychiatric assessment, vitals check, and review of current medications with the Pain Medicine Consultants clinical team.
3. First treatment session — supervised ketamine therapy session in a private treatment room, lasting approximately 60–90 minutes. Sessions are held at 2324 Santa Rita Rd., Suite 6, Pleasanton, CA 94566. You’ll have a comfortable chair or recliner, dim lighting, and direct medical monitoring throughout.
4. Recovery and follow-up — observation period after dosing, mood check-in with the clinical team, and scheduling your next session. Arrange for a ride home; do not drive for 24 hours after your ketamine session.

What to Ask on Your Pain Medicine Consultants Consult Call

• How long has the Pain Medicine Consultants clinical team been delivering ketamine therapy, and what specialty training do your providers hold?
• What’s a typical 6-session total cost at Pain Medicine Consultants, and do you offer payment plans, HSA/FSA-eligible billing, or sliding-scale pricing?
• California’s psychedelic-therapy regulatory landscape is evolving — do you stay current with state Department of Public Health and Medical Board guidance on ketamine prescribing?
• Does Pain Medicine Consultants require a referral from a current treating psychiatrist, and how do you handle outside-prescriber medication-management coordination?
• What does Pain Medicine Consultants recommend for patients who don’t respond to the standard 6-session acute series?

Patient Questions about Pain Medicine Consultants

This 4-question summary is matched to the protocols and conditions Pain Medicine Consultants treats. Editorial responses are HealingMaps-authored, grounded in our 2026 Ketamine Clinic Intelligence Report.

Is Pain Medicine Consultants suited for treatment-resistant depression?

Pain Medicine Consultants treats depression via IV ketamine (off-label, evidence-based). Insurance coverage is rare for IV/KAP — most patients pay out of pocket. TRD is typically defined as two or more prior antidepressant trials without sufficient response — patients meeting that bar are best candidates here.

Does Pain Medicine Consultants treat chronic pain conditions?

Yes — Pain Medicine Consultants treats chronic pain. They use IV ketamine for pain, which typically means longer infusion times and higher cumulative doses than mental-health protocols. Common indications include complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), fibromyalgia, and certain neuropathic pain syndromes. Pain pricing varies significantly by structure: per-infusion vs. multi-day inpatient packages — verify how this clinic structures their billing.

Does Pain Medicine Consultants treat PTSD?

Yes — Pain Medicine Consultants treats PTSD. Ketamine for trauma differs from depression treatment: dosing is often lower per session, and pairing the protocol with trauma-focused therapy between sessions is common. A reasonable consult question: whether PTSD patients here typically use ketamine alone or alongside an outside therapist.

Can Pain Medicine Consultants help with anxiety disorders?

Yes — Pain Medicine Consultants treats anxiety, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic disorder. The evidence base for ketamine in anxiety is less robust than for depression, but it can be a meaningful option for patients who haven’t responded to SSRIs or benzodiazepines. Worth asking which of their protocols they typically recommend for anxiety-primary patients.

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  RICHARD

  May 3, 2023 at 4:56 pm

  Dr. Shinaman is the best in the business for Ketamine infusion therapy. He is a specialty trained Anesthesiologist and pain doctor with 1000’s of Ketamine infusions under his belt. His program is a step above any other that I have seen and I looked at everyone.

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