Dr. Nicholas Vachon, DPM

My visit with Dr. Vachon was really valuable. He diagnosed my plantar fasciitis, provided me with helpful recommendations, & answered my questions. He was personable & professional & within several days I have noticed a big difference in my foot pain. I highly recommend going to see him if you are in need of podiatry care.

I saw Dr. Vachon in 2019 after suffering a fracture of my talus from an MVA in 2017. I was experiencing severe pain that made it difficult to walk or move my foot and ankle and was suffering tremendously. My orthopedic doctor blew me off and recommended seeing a podiatrist. Dr Vachon brushed everything off as me being overweight as being the problem and recommended exercise despite the fact I could barely walk most days. I suffered for another entire year thinking it was all in my head due to his not really considering anything but weight being the issue. Eventual diagnosis after seeing a different podiatrist and orthopedic. A severe malunion of my fracture and bone fragments from the original fracture lodged in my foot, corrective surgery was done and no pain even though I am still overweight.

I am resistant to numbing agents. When I first came into his office in ~2016 as a minor, I didn’t know this. After telling the doctor that I could feel my foot after the numbing agent was administered, he gave me an extra dose. After I told him again, he told me he couldn’t give me any more and went in for the surgery anyways. I screamed in pain and left ASAP, blacking out from the pain in my mothers car on the way home. Fast forward, I had been referred to him for the exact same issue. I had immediate anxiety because of how things went last time and told him that numbing agents were likely not going to work several times before the operation. It went almost exactly the same as it did in 2016, except he didn’t ask me questions and nearly added misinformation to my doctors note. I demanded him to mention the lack of effectiveness of the numbing agent administered for future reference. When all was said and done, while keeled over in my chair, I was told that I was “Dismissed.” I cried.

My first visit to Dr. Vachon was excellent. He listened to my “complaint” and explained why my toes were causing me pain and we arrived at plan to do tendon releases on 3 toes to relieve the cause. He also took care of some callouses and an ingrown nail. I am very pleased with the results of today’s appointment.

My Mother had several appointments with Dr. Vachon. He was condescending and rude to her, and to me. He did not listen. Did not remember if he had taken x-rays, etc. Time to retire?

Best in the business!

15 min and $250 appt to be told I needed to wear wide shoes for my bunions (which I was already doing). Extremely disappointed.

Doctor Vachon's staff has been recently been billing me & my husband for visits made in May 2017!! We have been paying these bills until the last two (May 2017 for both my husband & me) were just sent in late October. Both bills are for $10.74 & refer DIRECTLY back to the mid 2017 visits. Additionally, the billing address has changed to some place in Coral Springs, FL. I flatly refuse to pay these bogus & inexcusably tardy invoices & am forwarding to Medicare for investigation into fraud

I was seen for heal pain, doctor recommended insoles to help & a cortisone shot. Was told to make an appointment for 2 months if I was not having any more pain to cancel the appointment. At my 2 month appointment, my list of issues were brushed off, was given another cortisone shot that hurt as he was removing the needle. I was told to get a different pair of insoles, loose weight, get a desk job and I didn't need to make another appointment. Needless to say I will not be going back.

We saw Dr. Vachon today because my son had an ingrown toenail that was getting infected. He removed the ingrown part with alacrity, stayed upbeat and humorous the entire time, and tell me the last time this happened at a Dr.'s office: We had a 2:15pm appointment and we were seen at 2:15! I actually cancelled a videoconference call at 3pm thinking "No way I'll be home on time." I live 15 minutes from the practice. We were home by 2:58pm. A most excellent experience by a professional practitioner!

My first & only visit, I told "Dr." Vachon that I hurt my left foot. He said he was not going to talk about my foot problem as he did not do "that". Then he started cutting my toenails & explained what he was doing and why. I again tried to talk to him about my hurt foot and he shoosed me. I got quiet for the next 5 toe trimmings but I really needed to talk to a foot doctor so I brought up my injured foot again. This time, he said I just would not shut up and shook his head at me.

He misdiagnosed my foot problem several times. And when I called to make another appointment the office had a new policy that required patients come in and update their patient information BEFORE they could make an appointment. I explained it's a 40 minute drive each way, and I asked if I could fill in the paperwork when I came in for an appointment with the Doctor. They insisted I couldn't make an appointment without first updating my info...and that ended that. Ridiculous. Never been back!!

Dr. Vachon repaired my second toe which due to hammer toe had become infected. He surgically repaired the the 2nd & 3rd toes to eliminated hammer toe. Both toes now look good and I have no side effects or limitations in movement. Excellent job!