Darren Richards, PA-C

"A southern California native who recently relocated to Austin, Darren Richards, is a board certified Physician Assistant specializing in non-operative management of musculoskeletal and spine related disorders. He treats the entire spectrum of spinal conditions including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine pathologies as well as general orthopedic and sports medicine conditions. His focus is to restore patient function and alleviate pain through minimally invasive and conservative treatment options.

Darren attended the University of LaVerne for his undergraduate degree in Athletic Training. He went on to attend PA school at Loma Linda University in California. He completed his surgical and orthopedic training at HOAG Hospital and at Newport Orthopedic Institute. Darren resides in Lakeway and enjoys wake surfing, going to the gym and spending time with his wife and three dogs."

"Direct Orthopedic Care, DOC, is a walk-in, immediate access orthopedic clinic. We are open 7 days a week with no appointment necessary. If you have an orthopedic injury or chronic condition, you can receive immediate care by orthopedic specialists without the time or expense of an ER visit.

The ER will refer you to orthopedic experts for surgery, placing a cast on a broken bone, physical therapy treatment or more thorough diagnosis of an injury or condition. So why not eliminate additional expenses by skipping the ER and going straight to DOC?

The DOC team consists of Board-certified, Fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeons and specialty-trained Physician Assistants; Pain Management physicians and Pain Management specialty-trained Physician Assistants. You can avoid the wait at the ER by coming to DOC first. There is never a facility fee or high co-pay at DOC."