Dr. Alan B Wachtel, MD

I saw Dr. Wachtel in his White Plains office at one point and found him to be quite uncaring. He seemed to be nodding off at one point of our appointment but then excused himself to go to the bathroom. He came back with rapid speech and his eyes looked glassy. I suspect that he may have problems of his own.

Dr. Wachtel is highly experienced and a master at providing high quality psychiatric care. He really took the time to dig into what the issues were and address them carefully to ensure the patient was properly cared for. We appreciate his depth of knowledge and high level of care. We highly (and often!) reccomend him.

If you want your child to have a drug problem and get addicted to pills, this is the doctor for you. My parents sent me to him as a child and my life affected by him being a garbage doctor to this day. Run, don't walk away from him.

My son has ADHD and is going through all that comes along with that. From attention hurdles to academic retention and impulse control. I can work for days, weeks, months to try to uncover the trigger or reasons why a behavior is happening/-and then we make an appointment with Dr Wachtel and 15 minutes later he’s figured out what’s motivating him to act, how we can feed him in a way to help with energy and comfort his confusion about all his body is going through at 11. I can’t recommend him enough.

If you or a someone you care about needs to get properly treated by a REAL doctor who actually cares about listening to you, avoid this practice at all costs. He charges $1,200 for a consultation, doesn’t take insurance, and keeps track of the time down to the last 2 seconds. His practice is beyond unprofessional. I've sat in the waiting area and witnessed clinicians talking about patients openly to front desk staff, more specifically one clinician fighting with front desk staff about receiving payment because this patient is “surely rich and can afford it.” He’s big on pushing meds and less about listening to you. He's not concerned about your well being, he's a businessman first and second a doctor. If you do end up at this practice, I have seen Dr. Escalan and he’s incredible and actually cares to listen, but more importantly, he cares.

Very knowledgable about ADD. Helped my daughter who was struggling with school. So grateful.

Courteous and welcoming office. My kids actually enjoy going here. Dr. Wachtel is an expert in his field. Well worth the money.

He has ADD tunnel vision. If you come in with a broken leg, he'll convince you that you (and probably other family members) should all be treated for ADD by him and his therapy staff. He is VERY EXPENSIVE and too busy drumming up new business. He never refers out to another doctor if it isn't his area of expertise, or suggest a consultation.. His assessments are often superficial, and he doesn't properly reassess over time to check if the patient has changed or if he had it wrong. He missed some serious problems, and my relative got much sicker without the critical early interventions and help.

But when I saw Dr. Wachtel in High School he seemed to be a big pill-pusher. Very heavy-handed with the drugs. Also, he's expensive, and sometimes he didn't give me the full appt. time. Felt ripped off when that happened.

this dr. is only interested in money. he does not care about patients at all. i would rather have my children or myself treated by a dr. that got his degree online

Dr. Wachtel is the most intelligent, caring and insightful physician of his kind in NYC - we saw multiple in the quest of finding the right doctor for our child. Of everyone, only he listened and appropriately treated our child using multiple different modalities. He is a miracle worker, and has an excellent bedside manner. He knows pharmacology, including the new medications and old, and chooses carefully selected treatment regiments tailored for specific problems (rather than one med for all people/issues). He is dynamic in his management, and truly cares about the health and well being of his patients. Is he cheap, no - but for his level of expertise, experience and results, he shouldn't be. He is worth every penny and then some - no one is better.

I was nervous about putting my son on meds, but this doctor offered such a careful diagnosis. Before prescribing meds he met with us and my child several times and took a total evaluation. We do see him often, and it can be costly but it's because he takes these meds seriously and he closely monitors my son's reactions to them.It is pretty difficult to get him on the phone, but between the 2 offices, I can always get someone to call back, and he returns calls within the day.

A nice mild-mannered doctor. However, each 15 minute visit costs $200. You have to book a visit in irder to renew your prescription, which seems to occur almost every 6 weeks. I think he abuses this system, and he is very difficult to get on the phone.

Nothing but the most positive things to say about this doctor.