All prospective new patients should be aware that I only rarely prescribe benzodiazepines (e.g., xanax/alprazolam, ativan/lorazepam, klonopin/clonazepam, valium/diazepam, etc.).
If you are considering becoming a new patient of mine and are on one of these drugs, you should understand that I will try to get you off of them as quickly as possible, as I generally consider them to be harmful.
They are associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (death from all causes):
An increased risk of cancer:
An increased risk of dementia:
An increased risk of car accidents:
An increased risk of hip fractures:
When I am accepting new patients, I accept the following insurance policies:
Aetna (California and Texas)
Anthem Blue Cross (California)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (Texas)
Cigna (California and Texas)
Optum (California and Texas)
Oscar (California and Texas)
UMR (California and Texas)
UnitedHealthcare (California and Texas)
Ventura County Healthcare Plan (California)
I do not accept:
Blue Shield of California
Magellan
Healthnet
Medi-Cal
Medicaid
Medicare
If you have Blue Cross Blue Shield from a state other than Texas, we may take your insurance. Please call us at 805-380-5022, so we can check for you.
If you would like to consider becoming a new patient, please submit the following form.
If you have been accepted as a new patient, please submit Dr. Winston's new patient enrollment form
and then schedule an initial appointment. Please be sure to select the correct time zone.