A chronic pain patient in desperate need for a pain management doctor in rhode island???

Talk to your dr. Most of them want referrals from your primary/ healthgrades.com can help if your dr won't help you.

Best route is through a GP and to not be asking for them, asking for them is a sure ticket to not getting them regardless of your condition(s), that's the climate today thanks to all the abusers who sell their prescriptions.

If you go onto websites specifically for your illness you may find a state-by-state list like fibromyalgia-friendly doctors.
It's not to say they will prescribe pain Meds.
They will be more knowledgeable and empathetic for your condition.