Stokol Colin MD

I was suffering with severe neck pain with radiating nerve pain to my left arm which started in July. After seeing my HMO primary physician several times (which he suggested my wife massage me would help) I decided to make an appointment with Dr. Stokol. I am thankful that I found Dr. Stokol. He ordered the appropriate tests and quickly diagnosed me with a herniated cervical disc. He has been very helpful in my recovery stage at the time with out a need for surgical intervention so far.
I am very grateful for the excellent care that the staff and Dr. Stokol has provided.
It is time to find another primary HMO physician though. Great staff, great doctor who cares. Highly recommend.

We called this doctor’s office on a Friday before a Wednesday appointment to say we would accompany a patient (with proper legal documents) to his office to go over a «plan of care» we were developing as required by the patient’s insurance policy. The office staff said fine, see you Wednesday. We bought airline tickets and flew in for the appointment.
At the appointment, Dr. Stokol refused to even read the document! Unbelievable.
He told us he fills out a form for insurance companies for $ 25 and medicare won’t cover it. Period. We asked what he would charge to read our document and he said «I won’t read it.» We could either handle the insurance company his way or the highway.
Does he have experience getting patients’ their rightful benefits with insurance companies? We happen to have experience dealing with insurance companies and know what we are doing. He wasn’t even willing to try to help. Lovely bedside manner.
Couldn’t his office have told us before we bought airlines tickets a flew in he wouldn’t read the document? Given our travels, perhaps he could have tried to help a patient that varied from his usual way?
What a jerk — so much for helping patients to the best of your ability.

I have been a patient of Dr. Stokol’s for several years, and have needed his attention a few times. I have found him to be very responsive, concerned, and swift in the initiation of treatments that require complex coordination with multiple parties. He is easy to talk with, patient, and thorough. Are any reasons to visit a neurologist less than frightening? Not for me. I feel relief during challenging times because of his knowledge, action-​orientation and kind demeanor.