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Along Pines Boulevard: choosing a chiropractor or an accident clinic in Pembroke Pines

Three offices serve different needs along and near Pines Boulevard. The useful differences are accident-only access, named clinicians, hours and the limits of published insurance claims.

Pines Boulevard runs past clinics with similar signs but different doors into care. Pines West Chiropractic, near the western end at 18501 Pines Boulevard, lists five chiropractors and regular Saturday morning hours. Family Medical Group's Suite 335 at 9050 Pines Boulevard is labelled by the company as an accident-rehabilitation location; that is a narrower brief than its chain-wide primary-care advertising. Alan R. Freedman works a short drive east at 190 South University Drive and posts three evenings until 7 p.m., but no Saturday opening. A reader trying to arrange care after an accident, after work or with a particular clinician will get more from these distinctions than from a simple rating order.

A western office with several named doctors

Pines West publishes biographies for Joseph Buckley, Damian Martinez, Diana Lam, Jimmy Greer and Israel Maldonado. The list matters to a patient who wants continuity with one person, but the site does not assign each doctor a separate public schedule. Greer's biography says he offers care in English and Spanish. Recent public comments mention Buckley and Maldonado by name, as well as the front desk's organization. The office advertises chiropractic, massage, exercise and other services; a menu does not say which combination an individual needs. Its current insurance page names Aetna, Cigna, several other plans and the VA, but explicitly warns that a listed plan does not establish benefits for a proposed service. It gives no cash fee for a first examination. The location page shows Monday, Wednesday and Friday split sessions, Thursday afternoon and Saturday 8:30–11:30 a.m.; Tuesday is marked for massage by appointment. Someone seeking a Tuesday chiropractic examination should not read that massage slot as general clinic hours.

A central address reserved for accident rehabilitation

Family Medical Group advertises chiropractic and physical therapy at 9050 Pines Boulevard, Suite 335, alongside documentation and assistance related to motor-vehicle injuries. Its broader company directory explicitly marks the Pembroke Pines branch “Only Accident Rehabilitation.” The local page says walk-ins are welcome, with Monday through Thursday opening until 6 or 7 p.m., Friday until 2 p.m. and every other Saturday morning. It also says staff can serve patients in English and Spanish. The group's provider roster names chiropractors, but the local page does not say which of them practices in Suite 335 on a given day. That is a real gap for a reader seeking a specific doctor, not evidence that all network clinicians rotate through this office. The network advertises Medicare, Medicaid and private plans, plus an FMG Med Plan from $49 per month for uninsured people. The membership description refers to primary care and other services and does not establish the price or inclusion of chiropractic rehabilitation at this branch. The distinction belongs in the budget, especially when imaging, therapy and injury paperwork may be separate parts of a visit.

An eastern practice with late weekday sessions

Freedman's practice at 190 South University Drive identifies Alan R. Freedman as the chiropractor and says he has served Pembroke Pines for more than three decades. It advertises on-site massage and participation in many insurance arrangements, including Medicare and Medicaid, without a public fee schedule or a promise about an individual policy. New patients can complete forms before arrival. Monday, Wednesday and Friday are posted as 9 a.m.–1 p.m. and 3–7 p.m.; Tuesday ends at 6 p.m. and Thursday is morning only. That pattern is more useful to a worker needing a late weekday appointment than a generic claim of convenient hours. Recent public comments describe the welcome, Freedman's listening and the coordination with massage. They are observations about service, not proof that one person's pain will respond as another's did.

The three addresses are not substitutes for a medical assessment after a serious injury. Within the directory's practical comparison, the first decision is whether the case belongs at an accident-only clinic, a multi-clinician chiropractic office or a one-chiropractor practice. Next come the exact appointment window, the clinician available at that site and a written estimate for the examination and any proposed follow-up. None of the three publishes a complete individualized bill online.

Bottom line

Match the reason for the visit to the actual office, then check the named clinician and the full price. A membership headline or an insurer's name cannot answer those questions alone.

Verification

Sources & references

Sources for the information and reporting discussed in this guide.

  1. Official website of Pines West Chiropractic ↗ Primary source Pines West Chiropractic · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Primary source for identity, concept, menu, and contact details.

  2. Official website of Family Medical Group - Pembroke Pines ↗ Primary source Family Medical Group - Pembroke Pines · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Primary source for identity, concept, menu, and contact details.

  3. Official website of Alan R. Freedman, DC ↗ Primary source Alan R. Freedman, DC · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Primary source for identity, concept, menu, and contact details.

  4. Current five-clinician roster, Greer Spanish availability and biographies ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Current five-clinician roster, Greer Spanish availability and biographies

  5. Insurance participation and limits on benefit claims ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Insurance participation and limits on benefit claims

  6. Suite 104 address and hours including Saturday and Tuesday massage ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Suite 104 address and hours including Saturday and Tuesday massage

  7. Initial visit account ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Initial visit account

  8. Accident-rehabilitation location, local address, walk-ins, hours and language ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Accident-rehabilitation location, local address, walk-ins, hours and language

  9. Network designation of Pembroke Pines as accident rehabilitation only ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Network designation of Pembroke Pines as accident rehabilitation only

  10. Insurance claims and membership starting price with limited scope ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Insurance claims and membership starting price with limited scope

  11. Network-wide clinician roster, not local assignment ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Network-wide clinician roster, not local assignment

  12. Freedman address, hours, experience and insurance claims ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Freedman address, hours, experience and insurance claims

  13. Patient forms before visit and posted hours ↗ Primary source Official practice website · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Patient forms before visit and posted hours

  14. Avoid treatment outcome promises ↗ Primary source NCCIH · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Avoid treatment outcome promises

  15. Google Maps listing for Pines West Chiropractic ↗ Community source Google Maps · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Direct check of rating, review count, operating status, and address; variable data.

  16. Google Maps listing for Family Medical Group - Pembroke Pines ↗ Community source Google Maps · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Direct check of rating, review count, operating status, and address; variable data.

  17. Google Maps listing for Alan R. Freedman, DC ↗ Community source Google Maps · Accessed November 4, 2026

    Direct check of rating, review count, operating status, and address; variable data.