Jo Marie Munnich, MD

Welcoming Consultation Visits for people throughout the state of California

I am a Family Medicine primary care doctor with more than two decades of experience now providing consultations in the non-traditional setting of Telehealth visits by Zoom, phone or messaging.

My passion is to serve people struggling with issues that are not easily addressed in the current paradigm where care is passed around between multiple providers who are over-worked and under-supported.

I provide wise and compassionate care in a non-pressured, supportive environment.

I have special expertise in the following conditions:

Peri-Menopause and Menopause

Long Covid

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

I am here to offer consultation or help with navigation of any medical issue that people are needing help sorting out.

My appointments are designed to allow people to share their stories and concerns over the course of one hour initial appointments. I charge $300 for the initial visit, and then $225 for half-hour follow-up visits.

I provide an invoice shortly after our visit. You then pay me directly over a secure platform. You can then submit your invoice online to your insurance plan for reimbursement. I do not work with a billing service, and do not bill insurance plans directly myself.

Most insurance plans will reimburse you between 50-80% of the cost of the visit, depending on your insurance plan coverage.

When inquiring with your insurance plan how much of the visit will be reimbursed, you can let them know the CPT code I use for billing for new patients is 99205. The CPT code for follow-up visits is 99215. My NPI# is 1649227216.

I am offering the convenience of messaging to handle a new issue, outside of a scheduled visit, for $100. For this messaging option, you will have to have already established care with me. Insurance companies are not yet reimbursing for medical care handled as back-and-forth messaging outside of scheduled appointments.

Self-booking appointments are available on the Charm portal. If you prefer a morning or evening time, you can reach out to me for a specific time to be arranged.

You can e-mail me at JoMarie@Munnich.com.

My assistant Tiffany will reach back out to you with an invitation to join my patient portal Charm.

I welcome you to a more rewarding patient experience.

My Journey

I grew up in the Bay Area raised by a mom who has always been into all things alternative. I had little exposure to traditional western Medicine. Growing up I learned about non-traditional ways of healing. As a teenager I became enamored with understanding the science behind healing.

I attended college at Cal Berkeley and majored in Physiology; I loved studying how the human body works. I knew that I wanted to apply what I learned to help people ease their suffering and to have healthier lives, but I had not yet developed the confidence to see myself becoming a doctor.

After graduating from college I worked at Planned Parenthood in Oakland for two years as a medical assistant. There I received encouragement from the nurse practitioners I worked with to take the brave step forward, took the MCAT and applied to medical school.

I was so grateful to be able to attend medical school at UC Irvine. In medical school I decided to pursue a residency in Family Medicine because the training focused on the whole person, not just specific parts of the body.

I completed my residency training in 1999 at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, which was affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania.

I returned home to the Bay Area in 1999. I joined a well-established community private practice group in Albany where I took care of families for over a decade.

Then I accepted the opportunity to join UCSF Primary Care in 2010. I worked for 7 years in the Women’s Health Center. There I learned to help care for women struggling through cancer treatments, complex autoimmune conditions, and many other complicated medical diagnoses.

Next I transitioned to One Medical with the promise of being able to spend more time with patients in a more patient-first oriented setting.

Now I have broken away from Big Corporate Medicine with the goal of providing consultations in a compassionate, non-pressured environment.

I am Board certified in Family Medicine from The American Board Of Family Medicine.

I am a member of The Menopause Society.

I regularly attend Continuing Medical Education conferences through the Mayo Clinic and The Menopause Society.