YOUR CHILD WILL BE NOTHING MORE THAN A DOLLAR SIGN TO DR. WILLIS...
THIS REALLY HAPPENED...
I have had at least one child in the office of Dr. Willis from 2006 - 2023. My children have seen Nancy Willis every 6 months RELIGIOUSLY. I am private insurance, private pay and as such, I have paid Dr. Willis thousands of dollars over the years. Although Dr. Willis has ZERO personality, her hygenists have always made myself and my children feel comfortable & welcome. This is why I continued to stay - despite my husband, sister & even pediatrician telling me otherwise. PLEASE READ ON.. IT'S WORTH THE READ.
1-17-23, my son had a tooth pulled. We paid $180.00 (insurance estimate). 1-20-23, I received an EOB stating I should have been billed $186.00
Okay, fine, I owe $6.00 I put a note in my phone to remind me at 6 month appt.
2-21-23...6 month appointment. I stood there as usual, credit card in hand waiting to pay, they said I didn't owe anything. "WHAT??!!"
How could this be? Dr. Willis actually took the hit on $6.00 b/c they underestimated how much I owed? That could not be possible!!!... BUT....maybe it was?? I mean, I did after all pay 96.77% of the total bill from that day. Maybe...just maybe...
4-3-23, Two more teeth have to go. I'm charged $146.00...Maybe that outstanding $6 is built into this charge. There is after all a "6" in there...maybe I'm paid up. I don't ask, b/c I don't really care. It's $6.00.
May, 2023, I get a call for an outstanding bill. I ask how much.. They tell me $11.00.
ME: "ELEVEN???? If anything, it should be SIX!!!".
OFFICE: "There is a $5.00 per month charge on outstanding balances."
ME: "Take it off, or I'm transferring out!"
OFFICE agrees as long as I pay the $6.00
ME: "Can you take my credit card over the phone?".
OFFICE: "She'll charge you a minimum fee."
ME: "NO WAY!! I'll pay it with a check.
OFFICE: "Pay it at your next 6 month appointment, you live pretty far from our office" (Nice receptionist felt bad for me)
Okay cool... I put another reminder on my phone to pay the $6.00 at the next appointment (8-31-23), I can finally put this fiasco behind me. I move on with my life.
8-1-23 I see a missed call from the office, I asked myself... "What could this possibly be about? I thought we settled the $6.00 saga".
Next morning, I listen to the message...
"Your son has an appt. on August 31st. We have to cancel this appt & we CAN NOT reschedule until your account is paid in full, you have an unpaid balance. We have a strict policy in place, we do not keep or make appointments for people with balances on their account."
I called to give her a chance to redeem herself, maybe this was a big error...or they had me confused with someone else. NOPE, she double-downed and told me I ACTUALLY owed $11.00. That because I didn't pay the $6 that very day...(in May)...she was tacking the $5 penalty back on.
I drove right to her office and I paid the $6.00 (in pennies, nickels & dimes), and told her to sue me for the other $5. read more