Question:
Any doctors in NJ take NJ PLUS?

Does anybody in New Jersey who is Post-op know of any doctor(s) in NJ that are in-network with BCBS NJ PLUS? Any recommendations on out-of-network doctor(s) who are good with payment plans?    — wildcat (posted on April 6, 2006)

April 6, 2006
I went to Dr. Mehta in New Brunswick. He is out of network but works with NJ Plus. I had to pay an up front flat fee for the surgery $4500 (plus an initial consultation co-pay) but his contract with his patients was that if the insurance approves the surgery then doesnt follow through with payment, the only payment the patient is responsible for was the flat fee and a per visit co-pay after surgery. I do not know what his rates for new patients are but he is a very good surgeon and is well liked by all his patients for his skill. He has a good support group too. I know that there are a lot of medical financing groups mentioned on posts here on different boards. You probably could find out about financing from by doing a search. As to in-network surgeons for NJ PLUS: I can tell you about the ones I researched or heard about but hopefully someone else will post with more experiences. Dr. Washington - Freehold - he was looking for a partner to do RNY since his partner left the practice. They were not taking new patients last time I inquired around November and surgery dates were backed up several months. Dr. Chaudry - Edison - just started his bariatric practice in NJ in 2005. I was not able to find much history on him. I did have a friend who started out with him but felt that her surgery date kept getting postponed by his office past a reasonable point so she changed surgeons. There is Dr. Goyal - Union- No info on. There are a few more surgeons in-network. In order to find them I went to the BCBSNJ webpage and printed out a list of surgeons and cross listed them with a list of bariatric surgeons from the bariatric surgeons lists from this website and the bariatric surgeons associations. Just call them to make sure they are still participating with NJPLUS and still accepting patients. Good Luck. If you have any questions feel free to email me [email protected] -- Patti
   — pattilca

April 6, 2006
You owe it to yourself to call Dr. Lyudmila Pupkova in Florham Park, NJ. You won't find a better or sweeter doctor.
   — Ptrcip

April 6, 2006
Dr. David Ward in Somerville or Morristown:Allied Surgical Group, visit my profile for a link to their site. Out of network with NJPLUS, but the office is very accomodating as far as payment plans go...Good Luck!
   — njcocoa