Joyce Davis, MD

AVOID THIS DOCTOR! This doctor is not only awful and uncompassionate, but very unethical. She bills for every little thing and will only deal with a single issue per visit, being very clear that she needs to bill you per medical issue.
In my case, I saw her for an inflamed, painful acne cyst. She refused to give me a cortisone shot, which I knew from experience clears up the sort of cystic acne I get, but insisted that I needed surgery to remove the deep cyst I had. She scheduled a surgery procedure and gave me Retin-​A «to dry my cyst up». She gave me a free sample tube of Retin-​A, and told me to put it on my cyst right in her examining room, which I did not, because I know that Retin-​A inflames existing cysts, again from my personal experience. I left, and used ZocDoc to book another dermatology appointment for that same afternoon. I saw another Dermatologist who gave me the cortisone shot (my cyst went away no problem), and agreed that the Retin A would have inflamed my cyst further and could in fact have made it so inflammed that a surgical procedure would have been necessary.
Of course my creeped-​out feeling is that Dr. Davis gave me the Retin-​A to make the cyst worse so she could justify giving me the surgical proceedure 3 days later. Please save yourself this sort of trouble and just find another dermatologist.

She’s the devil wasn’t told she doesn’t take insurance had a biopsy done requested results she refused to provide because there was a balance. There was a balance only because I wasn’t informed prior that I was out of network. I had biopsy done over with with another doctor. She’s unethical you all have been warned. Proceed with caution.

She is a money grubber, a cheat, and a bad doctor. She performed unnecessary procedures, charged ridiculous prices, and at this point it looks like she has left me with marks on my skin.

I went to get a microdermabrasion. This doctor didn’t know how to use the equipment. My face ended up scratched! The procedure hurt like heck. I thought pain is good to get results. I called up the company who manufacturers the machine she used. They were very helpful. They said absolutely my face should not be scratched and it shouldnt hurt. She was using wrong technique. They said they would call the doctor to inform her. My face healed so no long term damage. I did call immediately when I noticed the scratches and she was helpful. So overall not a big deal.
But my worse problem is that this doctor is obviously looking to score more revenue. During the microdermabrasion she asked if I had other issues. I mentioned acne. She said she could do a consult for me. I said sure as I was new to NYC. They had taken my insurance information when I came for the microderm. Now mind you they asked for the insurance even though I wasn’t using it for the microderm. But anyway for the acne I figured they would bill insurance. I was wrong. When it came to pay, they said they don’t take insurance. Then why in the heck did they take it in the first place? She proceeds to charge me $ 250 for an unhelpful consult to tell me the obvious and refill prescriptons my last doctor could have filled.
She said I should get reimbursed from insurance and they would submit the charge. Stupid me went along with it. They never billed insurance. I ended up forgoing the whole thing. I am busy enough and decided to chalk it up to being more careful next time. Remember if a doctor offers to do something, ask ‘how much?’ and if they take insurance *before* you let them talk to you.
I did make a big fuss when I went to pay and she was willing to take eveything but the $ 50 to book the appt. Funny thing is I had never booked the acne appt. She started to take back the prescriptions and stupid me said is was fine and I’d wait to get the bill from insurance. I’m from the south and we’re polite. She really made me feel guilty and I totally fell for it. Again, they said they would submit the bill to insurance and I thought I’d make a claim. Like I said, they never submitted the charge, probably because their prices would get flagged.
It’s been a year plus since I went. But I am still ticked off. $ 250 down the toilet should earn me the right to a review. I will never ever ever go here again. I felt like I was ripped off and taken for a sucker.

My face is STILL BURNED/​DISCOLORED for at the shortest, a full year (most aggressive estimated recovery by my dermatologist). the doctor’s recent comment is full of further mistruths and inconsistencies — again, I am happy to provide an image of myself to anyone considering this doctor. It’s telling that a medical professional would assume an injury has healed fully without having seen the patient since it occurred — not surprising for a doctor that prescribes Benadryl for a chemical burn. The negative reviews are there for a reason.

Please do not go to this crook. Totally unprofessional, charges patients extra for items that other doctors include in their consultations, and just an all around horrible physician. I hope she gets her medical license revoked…

*****She is the PLATINUM STANDARD in NYC*****
BEST OF THE BREED
Few physicians are deserving of your trust and confidence — Dr. Davis is worthy.
Over the years she has treated my entire family, two children, one husband and me. She is thorough in her examinations, and does her own follow up. She has fixed other doctor’s mistakes.
The office is comfortable, and not intimidating. My questions are respectfully answered.
The medical assistant, Anna is sweet, informative and comforting (when need be).
This is as good as it gets for going to the doctor.

I recently had a mole removed by Dr. Joyce Davis and had the best experience at a doctor’s office. They are conveniently located near Union Square and the office is just lovely. The doctor and the staff are very helpful and knowledgable in Dermatology.
Dr. Davis’ medical assistant Anna was just a delight and made me (a nervous wreck) feel absolutely comfortable. The doctor has wonderful bedside manners and answered every single question I had about the procedure. It’s only been a few days and I’m already healing very nicely. Highly recommend!