Adult ADHD Psychiatrist for Somerset County, NJ

Somerset County is smaller than its neighbors, with an estimated 357,467 residents on July 1, 2024, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Franklin is its most populous town. What stands out is the work: professional and technical services is the county's largest private industry (25,664 jobs, 14.7% of private employment), the average private-sector wage was $108,856 in 2024 against $83,695 statewide, and 58.3% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree. The state's labor department also reports that 21.3% of Somerset residents are Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, the second-highest share of any New Jersey county after Middlesex. This page covers what is specific to adult ADHD care for people in Somerset County. It does not describe an office in Somerset County; call the office to ask how visits are arranged.

Who in Somerset County looks for adult ADHD care

Professionals in demanding jobs. Jobs built on long projects, constant email, meetings and deadlines put heavy demands on attention, follow-through and time management, which are the same areas the adult ADHD criteria describe. Professionals also tend to have specific worries: who will see the diagnosis, whether it affects a professional license, and how a stimulant shows up on a workplace drug test. These are covered in ADHD treatment for professionals and ADHD and professional licenses in New Jersey.

Commuters. The Raritan Valley Line stops at Raritan, Somerville, Bridgewater and Bound Brook, and the Gladstone Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines stops at Bernardsville and Basking Ridge, according to NJ Transit timetables effective August 30, 2026. The county's average commute is 33.6 minutes. People who ride into Manhattan can take a video visit from a private room at work, in which case New York rules apply.

Students. Raritan Valley Community College's main campus is in Branchburg. Students who need an updated evaluation before requesting accommodations can read ADHD accommodations at New Jersey colleges.

Which state's rules apply to a video visit from Somerset County

New Jersey's telehealth law requires a provider who treats a patient through telehealth to be validly licensed to provide those services in New Jersey. The question is always where you are physically located when the visit begins. Dr. Shershow is licensed in both New Jersey and New York.

• At home in Bridgewater, Franklin, Basking Ridge or elsewhere in New Jersey: New Jersey rules apply.
• In a private room at work in New York: New York rules apply. See living in New Jersey and getting ADHD care in New York.
• Traveling for work outside both states: the visit has to be rescheduled.

For Schedule II stimulants, P.L.2026, c.40 (in effect since July 8, 2026) requires, for an adult located in New Jersey: an initial examination in person or by real-time audio-video; an in-person visit within 30 days if that first examination was by telehealth; an in-person visit or telehealth contact every three months; and an in-person visit at least once a year. The office will explain how visits are arranged for patients located in New Jersey. Federal DEA telemedicine flexibilities for controlled medications run through December 31, 2026, and the rules for 2027 had not been published as of October 2026. Details: telehealth ADHD prescriptions in New Jersey (2026).

Filling an ADHD prescription in Somerset County

• Monitoring. Under N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6(b), before starting any controlled substance, including a stimulant, the prescriber must take a history, examine you, make a reasonable effort to get prior records, check the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) and write a treatment plan.
• Supply. N.J.A.C. 13:35-7.6 limits each Schedule II prescription to a 30-day supply, though a physician may issue multiple prescriptions totaling up to 90 days.
• Travel. If you travel often for work, plan fills around trips, since Schedule II prescriptions cannot have refills and video visits cannot take place while you are outside New Jersey and New York.

Local resources that are not the practice

These public resources serve Somerset County. None is affiliated with Dr. Shershow.

The state updated its screening services list on October 8, 2026. For workplace rights, see ADHD workplace accommodations in New Jersey.

Insurance questions under New Jersey law

State labor data show 94.1% of Somerset County residents had health insurance, 81.2% with private coverage and 24.5% with public coverage (some have both). Employer plans do not all follow the same rules. If your plan is regulated by New Jersey, the telehealth law requires it to cover telehealth services on the same basis as in-person services; it may limit coverage to providers in the plan's network but may not charge a higher deductible, copay or coinsurance for telehealth. Ask your plan which rules it follows, and see out-of-network reimbursement in New Jersey if you use out-of-network benefits.

The office can tell you the current fees and how insurance works with the practice.

Planning visits around a demanding job

With New Jersey's schedule for stimulant patients (a contact every three months and an in-person visit at least yearly), it helps to plan the year rather than book visit by visit. When you call, ask:

• Whether the first visit is in person or by video, and how visits are arranged.
• How the 30-day in-person visit is scheduled if medication is started after a telehealth exam.
• Whether video follow-ups can be set early or late in the day to fit around meetings.
• The current fees and how insurance works with the practice for your plan.

Putting the quarterly visits on your work calendar early reduces the chance of a gap in treatment during busy periods or travel.

Getting started from Somerset County

• Decide where you will be for visits and whether work travel will interrupt them.
• Choose a pharmacy you can reliably reach.
• Gather records: old report cards, any prior evaluations, a medication list, and any workplace or RVCC accommodation paperwork.

Then call the office or use the call-back form. The adult ADHD evaluation page explains what the evaluation covers.