Dr. John Walton Secoy, MD

The receptionist tells me to call WellCare and complain that they are listed as a participating physician but don’t have any approvals. I call and confirm they are a participating Doctor. I switch my insurance to WellCare so I can see him. I called his office to confirm. No one answers the phone I left two messages no calls back. I keep calling and the Dr. finally answers and tells me he is not accepting new patients from WellCare. I wasn’t told that by the receptionist I before I wasted my time switching insurance and fighting their battle. Very unhappy with this Drs office.

Unusually good listener, careful examination, sensible recommendation. A standout.

I have a rare condition, Multifocal Motor Disorder and I have breakthroughs of intractable spasms and pain. Dr. Secoy is extremely knowledgable. He is also a well-respected anesthesiologist. He accepts Medicare and Medicare plans with certain insurance companies. Dr. Secoy is not, as some of the other reviews state, a "pill pusher." In fact, he always has valuable ideas about ways to deal with the pain that don't involve medication and he is inquisitive about my condition in general. This specialty is so hard right now. The state and federal regulators and all over patient records. The most common pain medications are the most suspect and many GP's and other specialists are not prescribing them at all, so patients with real pain have to seek pain management just to get anything beyond ibuprofen. I strongly recommend Dr. Secoy.

I have had a chronic condition for over 5 years which is debilitating to my overall quality of life and since becoming a patient I have never been treated so well by any other physician. Dr. Secoy makes time to return my calls after his office hours which no other doctor does now a day. His office staff make me feel like I am a priority which is really quite rare. I realize everyone is entitled to their opinion but not one of the off center reviews comes from the patient themselves. I have been to bad physicians since being diagnosed and this most certainly is the best physician and staff by far.

Dr. Secoy has been treating my father for back pain for many years by pumping him full of opioids and benzos. He is very very addicted at this point now going on 10 years of these medications and Dr. Secoy will not stop even though my father shows all the signs of addiction and his pain has increased because of it. What type of physician would prescribe someone Roxycodone, Percoset and Klonopin together, long term? These drugs cause fatal interactions and wreak havoc on a persons body and mind. By no means are they helping. I am writing this review because I want to warn others about the dangers of seeing a pain mgt. doctor such as Dr. Secoy.

Excellent Caring & Ethical, Pain ManagementMD. The very best in Northern, NJ.

Last week I called Dr. Secoy's office re: treatment for 4 bad cervical vertebrae & spoke to a woman who took my information (name, address, ph#) & requested that I have my latest MRIs faxed there for the Dr. to look over in order to decide if he would take the case or not(FYI he charges $300 cash/check non-negotiable if he isn't in your insurance plan). I was told he would call me either way. He never did, & upon arriving at the the office today, the day of my appt., I was told that neither I nor my appt. was in their computers, that none of the 3 MRIs I had faxed last week had made it over & that the Dr's policy was not to treat family members (a relative of mine was seeing him up until today). This man was glowingly recommended by my neurologist of 11 years & I was completely let down. I believe that at least some of what I was told by the staff today were lies & I will dissuade anyone I know who needs pain management from going to him. It's not worth the aggravation, especially… when your in excruciating pain to begin with.

Fist off- I came to my appt 2 hours early in error- but they still took me in, with a very short wait! I have been to several Pain Mgmt Dr's in the past. He was the first one to really listen to everything I had to say. He spent a LOT of time with me going over all of my symptoms. I was in the process of getting a dx for a rare condition, and when I tell a Dr about it, they usually tell me its not that. Dr. Secoy gave me no indication that he doubted the dx. Since my first visit with Dr Secoy, I received the confirmation I had been waiting for. I did have this condition. I plan on continuing the relationship.

Dr Secoy and his whole staff is very professional. He is a wonderful doctor, he does what he needs to do with expertise and ease, but he also makes yo ...