Find a Doctor

This is a list of doctors who may be willing to work with patients on a slow taper. This does not mean they are experts in benzodiazepine withdrawal. It means they have received positive feedback from others who have chosen to taper off benzodiazepines, or have requested to join our benzodiazepine aware doctors list. Please read our blog How to Find a Doctor and More: 10 Tips to Quit Benzos.

Seeing a provider on this list does not mean you will not experience withdrawal symptoms. It means you may be able to taper at your own pace. Some things to keep in mind:

(1) Add-on medications such as gabapentin, Lyrica, clonidine, buspar and antidepressants may be suggested but are not required to taper. There is little to no evidence base for their effectiveness as withdrawal aids & some may also require their own taper. The British National Formulary benzodiazepine guidance states, “The addition of beta-blockers, antidepressants and antipsychotics should be avoided where possible.” Still, some patients and prescribers do report short-term, judicious use of certain adjunctive medications in severe cases.

(2) Safe tapers can persist many months & often years. An safe taper rate is 5-10% from current dose every 2-4 weeks. Tapering is nuanced and everyone unique (varying starting doses, etc.) so rates should be adjusted accordingly in conjunction with patient feedback & symptom severity. A good motto for all is “start low, go slow” as, once withdrawal effects emerge after a too-large reduction, they cannot always be controlled, even with dose-correction or updose.

(3) Read Tapering Solutions and bring a copy to your appointment.

We DO NOT recommend any rehab or detox facilities. We oppose them in general for compliant patients.

If you would like to recommend a benzodiazepine knowledgable provider, or are a benzodiazepine knowledgable provider willing to do a slow, patient led taper, please contact us.

Benzodiazepine Information Coalition cannot give individual tapering advice or support. If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency please call 911, or the emergency number in your country.

Media and Government Inquiries: Please do not contact prescribers on this list for interviews or other opportunities. They do not claim expertise on the subject. Contact us directly instead.

United States

Alabama

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet!
Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Alaska

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet!
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Arizona

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Arkansas

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet!
Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

California

Media and Government Inquiries:

Working on a project involving benzodiazepines? We can help. Please do not contact prescribers on this list for interviews, conferences or other information. They do not claim expertise on the subject. Instead, please visit our Media Center or contact us directly.

Paul Abramson, M.D.
My Doctor Medical Group
450 Sutter Street, Suite 840

San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 363-4431

Notes: The ideal patient lives in or within commuting distance of San Francisco, CA for in-person visits. Dr. Abramson does have some patients who will travel to and reside in San Francisco temporarily (at least a few months) to get started under his care who then return home to continue tapering outpatient. Dr. Abramson does not do telemedicine but will do one-time consults with benzodiazepine/polypharmacy patients where he develops a plan that the patient can implement with their own local provider(s). My Doctor Medical Group is out of network.

Kashif Abdullah, MD
175 N. Jackson Ave., Ste 101
San Jose, CA 95116
(408) 708-7743

Kartik Ananth, MD
23000 Crenshaw Blvd, Ste 100
Torrance, California 90505
(424) 625-6600

Corrine Ancona-Young, MD
505 N. Mollison Ave. #201
El Cajon, CA 92021 (San Diego Area)
(619) 441-3550

Daryl Ballin, MD
5525 Etiwanda Ave #224
Tarzana, CA 91356
(818) 708-4848

John Humiston, MD
3636 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 814-5500

Peter Madill, MD
1020 Gravenstein Hwy S # 120

Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 823-3312

Alex Zaphiris, MD

655 Redwood Hwy, #246

Mill Valley, CA 94941

(415) 388-2360

Colorado

Media and Government Inquiries:

Gail Dawson, APRN
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
2627 Redwing Road #220,
Fort Collins, CO 80526

(307) 631-2922
[email protected]

Wholeness Center

2620 East Prospect Road, Suite #190

Fort Collins, CO 80525

(970) 221-1106

Connecticut

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Delaware

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Florida

Media and Government Inquiries:

Matthew Nessetti, MD, PhD, JD

Bradenton, Longboat Key & Lakewood Ranch, FL
(941) 388-8997

Georgia

Media and Government Inquiries:

Alan Weinburg, MD
1100 Lake Hearn Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404) 365-0966

Charles Whitfield, MD

3462 Hallcrest Dr NE

Atlanta, GA 30319

(404) 843-3585

Hawaii

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Idaho

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Illinois

Media and Government Inquiries:

David C. Lott, MD

4300 Commerce Court, Suite 250

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 730-5506

Indiana

Media and Government Inquiries:

Jo Swart, MSN, CPNP, PMHNP
P.O. Box 326
North Webster, IN 46555
(574) 320-1583
[email protected]

Iowa

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Kansas

Media and Government Inquiries:

Brent Menninger, M.D.

8400 W, 110th Street Suite 250

Overland Park, KS 66210

(913) 327-7505

Kentucky

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Louisiana

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Maine

Media and Government Inquiries:

James Berry, MD
489 State St
Bangor, ME 04401

Maryland

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Massachusetts

Media and Government Inquiries:

Dawna L. Jones, MD

99 Longwater Circle, Suite 100

Norwell, MA 02061 (781) 829-0930

Rebecca S. Lundquist, MD

279 Lincoln Street

Worcester, MA 01605

(855) UMASS-MD

Michigan

Media and Government Inquiries:

Andrew W. Messenger, DO

1005 S. U.S. 27, Suite 100

St. Johns, MI 48879

(989) 668-0700

Minnesota

Media and Government Inquiries:

Henry Emmons, MD

1409 Willow Street #400

Minneapolis, MN 55403

(612) 874-8608

Mississippi

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Missouri

Media and Government Inquiries:

David Sternberg, M.D.

1001 W 39th St

Kansas City, MO
527 SW Market St,

Lee’s Summit, MO 64063

(913) 209-9495

Montana

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Nebraska

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Nevada

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

New Hampshire

Media and Government Inquiries:

Lisa von Braun, PMHNP-BC
Progressive Psychiatric Services
771 Chestnut Street
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 836-5584

Roberta Stanhope, NP
13 Jenkins Court, Suite 220
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 651-0293
Notes: will not accept benzodiazepine patients polydrugged with stimulants and/or opiates

New Jersey

Media and Government Inquiries:

Agop Artinian, MD
477 Bergen Blvd
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
(201) 945-6319

New Mexico

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

New York

Media and Government Inquiries:

Patricia Halligan, MD
10 Office Park Way, Suite 100
Pittsford, New York 14534
(585) 445-4181

Brian Johnson, MD
STE217 600 E. Genesee Street
600 E. Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 464-3130

Valsa Madhava MD, MPH
Brain Body Medical
15 E 40th St, Suite 203
New York, NY 10016
(646) 450-3504
[email protected]

North Carolina

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

North Dakota

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Ohio

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Oklahoma

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Oregon

Media and Government Inquiries:

Julia Bishop-Taylor, NP
14523 Westlake Drive, Ste 4
Lake Oswego OR 97035
(503) 966-5660

Julie Glass, N.D.
Deep Roots Family Medicine
605 Union St NE
Salem, OR 97301
(971) 207-3680

Pennsylvania

Media and Government Inquiries:

Dr. Sonya Knight, DO

725 Skippack Pike

Parec Plaza, Suite 130

Blue Bell PA 19422

(215) 591-0700

Keith Tolan, MD

132 Mill St # B

Danville, PA 17821

(570) 284-4747

Rhode Island

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

South Carolina

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

South Dakota

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Tennessee

Media and Government Inquiries:

A.J. Reid Finlayson, MD

1211 Medical Center Dr.

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 322-5000

Texas

Media and Government Inquiries:

Cheryl Clark-Brown, MD

1033 La Posada Drive Ste 210
Austin, TX
(512) 598-2092

Steven Powell, MD
Carma Health
630 W 34th St #301
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 212-4670

Utah

Media and Government Inquiries:

Thaddeus Jacobs, ND, MSOM, MAOM, LAc, DiplOM

1755 Prospector Avenue, Suite 101
Park City, UT 84060
(435)215-7222

12340 S 450 E
Draper, UT 85117
(801) 748-3888

Vermont

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Virginia

Media and Government Inquiries:

Stephen G. Cunningham, MD
260 Grayson Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 497-3670

Mario H. Gomez, MD

5918 Harbour Ln

Midlothian, VA 23112
(804) 353-0010

David Zimmer, MD

8308 Old Courthouse Rd

Vienna, VA 22182
(703) 318-5622

Washington

Media and Government Inquiries:

Mark Chalem, MD
201 W North River Dr #520
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 381-5196

Christina Demopulos, MD
400 ISLAND CORPORATE CENTER
7525 SE 24th Street
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 230-0330

Christiane L. Kubit, MD
12607 SE Mill Plain Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98684
(800) 813-2000

West Virginia

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Wisconsin

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

Wyoming

We don’t have any prescribers in your state yet! Know of or are a benzodiazepine competent prescriber? Let us know.

International

Australia

Dr. Hester Wilson
Sydney Australia
612 9550 6201