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Brian Pekkerman, DO

Brian Pekkerman, DO

Optum Provider

Specialty

Pain Medicine

Languages

English

Seeing patients at

Monday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Please contact the clinic directly to schedule and confirm appointment availability.

Patient Reviews

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62 reviews

  • Mar 27, 2026
    Verified Review

    Dr. Pekkerman is kind, caring and compassionate.

  • Mar 24, 2026
    Verified Review

    Dr. Pekkerman gives me the time I need to communicate with him and he listens. He develops the treatment plan with my input and concerns addressed. I know that if he runs late, he will not rush me through my appointment. His staff follows up with me in a timely matter.

  • Mar 21, 2026
    Verified Review

    He’s very competent and helped me

  • Mar 20, 2026
    Verified Review

    His knowledge, professionalism and detailed information is why I will recommend him.

  • Mar 20, 2026
    Verified Review

    Very caring and professional and explained everything very well

  • Mar 19, 2026
    Verified Review

    Dr. Pekkerman was extremely thorough compassionate. He provided Computer Guided Steroid Injections to my back which in the past have been extremely painful with a minimal amount of pain,

  • Mar 11, 2026
    Verified Review

    Because he listens.

  • Mar 7, 2026
    Verified Review

    Attentive and his treatments have helped me

  • Feb 25, 2026
    Verified Review

    Brian Pekkerman very good doctor

  • Feb 22, 2026
    Verified Review

    He is very detailed about diagnosis and treatment.

  • Feb 13, 2026
    Verified Review

    He's very professional he takes his time with you and answering your questions and making you comfortable explaining the procedure

  • Jan 30, 2026
    Verified Review

    Very knowledgeable and professional

  • Jan 28, 2026
    Verified Review

    Good Dr, nice man. Easy to talk too.

  • Jan 25, 2026
    Verified Review

    Serious minded And Very proffessional, cares about his work and patient care

  • Jan 3, 2026
    Verified Review

    Took his time and explained on going visit

  • Dec 27, 2025
    Verified Review

    He reassure me I’d be healed and I would be comforted.

  • Dec 23, 2025
    Verified Review

    Excellent

  • Dec 18, 2025
    Verified Review

    He was caring and helpful. He put me totally at ease,

  • Dec 11, 2025
    Verified Review

    Dr. Pekkerman was courteous, knowlegeable and listened to my concerns. The first course of treatment did not work. However the second try did help some. We discussed my options and decided that I should return to the surgeon for a second option for surgery.

  • Dec 2, 2025
    Verified Review

    He explains everything thoroughly was very concerned and Karry

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  • About Brian Pekkerman, DO

    Dr. Brian Pekkerman is an interventional pain medicine physician and chief of integrative pain medicine. He treats a wide range of spine and musculoskeletal conditions using multidisciplinary approaches. He completed residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation and fellowship training in interventional pain and sports medicine.

    Philosophy of care

    Dr. Pekkerman partners with patients to improve function, reduce pain, and enhance quality of life.

    Gender

    Male

    Board certifications

    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Licenses

    NY, 299741

    Employed or contracted

    Employed

    Network Name

    ProHealth

    NPI

    1629494570

  • Insurance accepted

    This may not reflect all insurance accepted by the provider and is for informational purposes only.

    • 1199
    • Aetna
    • Affinity
    • Anthem BCBS
    • CHN
    • Centivo
    • Cigna
    • Coventry
    • EmblemHealth
    • First Health
    • Humana
    • MagnaCare
    • Medicaid
    • Medicare
    • MultiPlan
    • NYSHIP
    • Northwell Direct
    • Oscar
    • Oxford
    • TRICARE
    • UHC
    • UMR
  • Medical School

    • New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology

    Residency

    • Suny Downstate Medical Center