Medication being cut?

He didn’t have other options for the pain? If not, definitely a new doctor is in order…maybe one with options…

kadee, I'm sorry you are suffering with many, mostly elderly, patients because of a politics. In 2016 with concern about opioid abuse, the CDC proffered a guideline of the equivalent of 90mg of morphine for those considered "at risk" of addiction. After 2017 these "guidelines" became law in many (36) states. Under Biden CDC's Walensky issued concern that the guideline was being translated into law and was not intended as law. She said that pain patients were being withdrawn from their pain medications. But the guideline have been translated into state law. Your doctor may have no choice regarding opioid prescription, rior he may be unwilling to undergo the rigorous investigation, documentation the these medications now trigger.
People who are function on 90mg and completely non-functional on less than are cruelly underserved.
You might check your state law and if you are near the border of another state check theirs. If there is no state law, it may be helpful to see another physician. Some doctors don't want the extra effort, but most won't risk their licenses. I hope you can find help.
https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html

Ditch him and get another doctor. I know, easier said than done, but you need to do what's best for you, not his insurance company.

Where do you live? In many states and provinces they have limited doctors as to what they are able to prescribe.

My doctor did even worse to me. She wanted $2,500 ontop of what she gets from insurance to continue writing my pain medications. I'm on disability and can't even get food in my home for a whole month let alone come up with a $2,500 basically bribe money when she wasn't even giving me enough to touch my pain but psychologically I felt better knowing that at least I had something. I have 2 rare diseases, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy and Cardiomegaly which i was told I would die from after it got severe when my daughter died 2 months after my father but unfortunately I'm still stuck here. I'm thinking of moving to North Carolina where a girl online said there was a good doctor that writes prescriptions. I just keep begging God to let me come home to Him because I'm all by myself now and can't handle the physical and mental pain. I've seen 69 doctors trying to get rid of my sadistic doctor and each one has turned me down. The sad thing is all I need is IV Lidocaine which helps nerve pain amazingly but no one cares about anyone but themselves anymore. I had one doctor tell me he could careless if I die in the worst pain there is. My heart breaks for all of us that are suffering. When did this world become so very very cruel? It doesn't even make sense. We're supposed to put others before ourselves but nobody pays attention to God's word anymore. People have become lovers of money instead of God and people. Sometimes I think of finding the worst neighborhood I can find and shouting insulting things so that maybe someone will shoot me. With my luck I would probably survive though. I've even looked into other Countries but I didn't find one that treats chronic pain patients with Compassion and Empathy. Its a cold lonely scary life. I'm constantly in the flight or fight mode which how I got the Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy. God have mercy on us all.

@mary1016 What state do you live in? What your doctor is doing is referred to as EXTORTION. I would be making a formal complaint to the state medical board. They are literally withholding medical treatment to line their pockets. I live in WI, and if one of my doctors did or thought about doing that, there would be hell to pay. I am 63 years old and have been on my meds for almost 10 years. You need someone to help you with this issue. Do you have an ADRC where you live? I have learned through the years that if we do not advocate for ourselves, sometimes nothing happens. I just went through an insurance change in January. Played havoc with my ADHD meds, my Insulin Pump. I had to literally start calling every day about prior auths that were supposed to be done. Long story short, I made a formal complaint to the patient Experience team for my clinic and the prior auth I needed was submitted on Monday and approved on Wednesday. Sometimes we have to take the bull by the horns. And I am on SSDI as well.

@kalanisdad Thank you for your reply. I live in New York and my doctor Suelane DoOuro is in NYC. So far I've only contacted my insurance to tell them what she did. I don't know what an ADRC is. I'm sorry, I had a procedure where they burnt my brain and it makes life extremely difficult. I want to report her to the NY state board but the require written proof of all she's done to me and I don't really have any. She keeps diagnosing herself with the same rare diseases I have. First for a year she claimed to have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome which turned out to be one patch of Neuropathy. I knew she didn't have it because I'm a diagnosed Empath and can feel other people's pain. She also claimed to be an expert in that disease but doesn't know a thing about it. Now she's saying she has Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy. Again, I feel nothing when she comes right up to me to fill my pump. If she really had it she wouldn't be able to come near me because it would make me scream in pain. In fact a friend's brother came with her to my house once and when he came near me I did start screaming. I told him to make an emergency appointment for a punch biopsy and I guaranteed him it would come back with Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy. They had been trying to figure out what was wrong with him for 3 years. Thank God they listened to him and sure enough thats exactly what he had. That's how I know she's lying again. She didn't even go for the punch biopsy which is really the only way to confirm you have that rare disease. I think she's mentally ill and she definitely not be treating anybody.

@mary1016 ADRC is Aging & Resource Disability Center. Not all states have them, but they can be helpful. I attached some info for you. I searched and could not find much damning information on her. I could not even find information on her medical license or any complaints that have been filed. I would recommend that you start looking for another pain management physician. If you are on disability, you probably have Medicare. You should be able to search Medicare for other pain management docs. I am so sorry you have to go through this.