I am not in the habit of writing reviews very often but I feel compelled to do this because we felt the need to share of one of the most upsetting experiences we've ever had at a physician's office,
My wife was recommended to Dr. Bryant practice "World's Famous Dermatologist" by her health insurance provider for a simple scalp irritation.
On her first appointment she was seen by Dr. Danielle T. Um who was very nice and professional, this was a normal visit with an evaluation and prescription of some ointments & shampoo to be followed up with a second visit.
On my wife's second visit is when things went from normal to uncomfortable when my wife first meet Dr. Bryant who introduced himself as the owner of the practice and would be assisting because Dr. Danielle was tied up (first lie since she was available and at the practice) he proceeded to read her chart and after a quick look at her head which took about a minute in all, he pulled out a laminated menu of procedures and test which he was very adamant about selling and pressuring my wife to have done right then and there because it was needed if she wanted to get better (his words), 3 tests which rounded up to $900, my wife felt she was being pressured by the Doctor to have them done that same day while she was there, when my wife asked how much her insurance would cover he quickly replied that she had a $1500 deductible and that the test were not covered but the $900 would go towards the deductible.
That was the first red flag, in all my and my wife's 60 years we've never had a doctor tell us what the insurance would approve or how much my deductible was right off the bat without any hesitation, it's been my experience in countless doctor's visits that this is typically handled by one of the nurses or the office manager, not the doctor's.
My wife proceeded to have just one of the tests done for $150 because the biopsy makes the most sense but she felt she could not trust doctor Bryant as he was pushing too hard to get her to spend money.
after that day we contacted the insurance company who informed us that test were covered 100% after a $20 copay and went on to send us to Labcorp and have them done, when we got to Labcorp they asked for the doctor's order for the needed test, order's which we didn't have but when we called Dr Bryant's practice to get the order they informed us that the test weren't needed because they were recommended not required, we were shocked and dismay when we heard that after Dr Bryant spent the better part of my wife's visit pushing his tests and trying to convince my wife that these tests were an absolute necessity (if she wanted to get better).
I guess we should have read the reviews beforehand and we could have avoided this Dr altogether and our waste of time and money.
I hope this review helps you steer clear of a money-hungry Doctor who only cares about lining his pockets. read more