516 practitioners have an office in California, and 125 more can see patients here by telehealth. 388 of them are certified by the Menopause Society, and the most are in San Francisco, Newport Beach and San Diego.
Concierge primary care for adults around Incline Village and North Lake Tahoe, run by a single internist who is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner with a stated focus on women's health and menopause. A flat monthly membership covers unlimited office visits, direct messaging with the physician, annual exams and virtual visits, with home visits and same or next-day access also offered. Non-members can book a one-off urgent care visit or a paid introductory visit credited toward joining.
A concierge integrative and functional internal medicine practice in Manhattan for adults with chronic conditions and midlife health, led by a board-certified internist who is also a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner. Care is sold as twelve-month packages pairing physician visits with an integrative health advisor. The first assessment is a 90-minute consultation plus an advisor visit, and New York patients are encouraged to come in for a brief exam. Consultations are by video, with unlimited portal messaging and calls answered within one to two business days.
Dr. Towolawi runs a direct primary care practice in Shoreline, but her primary care panel is full, so new menopause patients see her through a separate telehealth service. Visits are by video for women in the states she covers. Care starts with an hour-long first visit, and shorter follow-ups are booked as needed. She prescribes hormone therapy when it fits and pairs it with lifestyle medicine coaching on nutrition and supplements, with secure messaging between visits. She is also board certified in lifestyle medicine. She is perimenopausal herself and speaks openly about women, especially women of color, being dismissed when they raise their symptoms.
Dr. Tunson runs a virtual longevity medicine practice and spent about 14 years as an emergency physician before starting it. Women who want to focus only on hormones can buy a hormone package with labs, two hour-long visits and prescription management when it's indicated, or book a single hormone consultation. She also offers a test that estimates ovarian age and when menopause is likely to arrive. Her wider program is a multi-year plan built on extensive labs, genetics and imaging, and it is meant to sit alongside your regular primary care doctor rather than replace it. The practice is cash only and has opted out of Medicare, though Medicare patients are welcome to pay privately.
Jackie Stone, MD sees women entirely by telehealth, in a practice she runs alone. She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in obesity medicine, and treats perimenopause, menopause and primary ovarian insufficiency alongside PCOS, genitourinary symptoms, sexual wellness, and skin and hair changes. First visits run a full hour and cover past records, labs and a treatment plan. Ongoing care is by monthly membership or visit by visit, with direct messaging for members.
CaliberMD is Dr. Belardo's own virtual practice for women in midlife, and she treats menopause symptoms and weight together instead of in separate appointments. She is certified in both obesity medicine and menopause care, and she writes openly about her own perimenopause and weight changes. Care runs as a six-month membership that starts with a 60-minute first visit and a nutrition planning session, then moves to monthly video follow-ups with portal messaging in between. She prescribes menopausal hormone therapy when it fits and also works with women who would rather not take medication. The practice does not do primary care, so you need to keep your own primary care doctor. A free Meet and Greet call is available before you sign up.
Dr. Westgate works in a Community Health Network ob/gyn office in Westfield, north of Indianapolis. She stopped practicing obstetrics in 2020 and now sees only gynecology patients, and she has extra training in cancer prevention and early detection plus a women's genomics counseling certificate from ACOG. The network's menopause page names her as one of two doctors it points women to when menopause symptoms or sexual health problems follow cancer treatment. Menopause care there covers hormone therapy with estradiol, progesterone and testosterone, vaginal estrogen, and non-hormonal medicines for women who cannot or choose not to use hormones. She also still operates, including laparoscopy and vNOTES, so heavy perimenopausal bleeding can be worked up and treated by the same doctor. This is a health system practice, so scheduling and messaging run through MyChart, and visits can be in person or virtual.
Dr. Paul sees patients by video through The Menopause Clinic, a menopause service run with OB-GYN Associates in Reno. The clinic only sees established patients of the group, and you have to stay current with one of its in-office providers to keep your place. So a new patient first books a regular gynecology visit and then gets referred. She spent 17 years in obstetrics and another 10 in full-time gynecology before stepping back to focus on perimenopause and menopause. The clinic uses FDA-approved hormone therapy in pill, patch and vaginal forms alongside non-hormonal options, and it also sees breast cancer survivors.
Dr. Kroll is a board certified OB/GYN who runs a concierge practice in Newport Beach with her husband, an internist. She was the first OB/GYN in Orange County to go concierge. She prescribes estrogen, progesterone and testosterone in many forms, including FDA approved, compounded and pellet options, as well as non-hormonal treatments. Menopause visits also cover screening for osteoporosis, heart disease and muscle loss. New patients can book a single consultation or join for a year, which adds longer visits and a 24 hour line to the doctor. She has been through menopause herself and says that shapes how she talks with patients.
Olea Women's Health is a solo telehealth practice founded by Agnes Simone, DO, a board-certified psychiatrist, for women in California. She combines psychiatric care with menopausal hormone therapy, prescribing estrogen, progesterone and testosterone where indicated, and treats the mood, anxiety, sleep and cognitive symptoms that arrive with midlife. She works alongside a patient's own OB-GYN or primary care doctor, and does not perform vaginal exams or procedures.
A solo membership telehealth practice for patients in California and Nevada, and she limits her work to three areas, which are perimenopause and menopause hormonal health, medical weight management, and lifestyle medicine. It states plainly that it does not replace primary, urgent or emergency care. Visits begin with a 60-minute evaluation followed by ongoing follow-up and direct access to the physician between appointments, with labs ordered to outside facilities and billed separately. Members in one Northern California city who have had at least three telehealth visits can buy a 90-minute home visit.
Dr. Correa is an internist who runs a small membership primary care practice in Newport Beach, capped at about 100 patients. Menopause care is part of her ongoing primary care rather than a separate program, and she is also board certified in obesity medicine and has prescribed GLP-1 medicines since 2018. Before starting her own practice in 2023 she helped build the midlife women's health program at Hoag. Visits usually run 30 to 60 minutes, members reach her directly, and she will visit patients admitted to Hoag hospitals. The practice takes new members only about half of each year, so a new patient may have to wait for the next opening. People who are not members can book a single long consult with a follow-up by video or in person.
Dr. Otteno is an OB-GYN whose practice is mostly cosmetic and restorative gynecology, and hormone therapy is one part of it. She trained in female genital cosmetic surgery with Dr. Michael Goodman. For menopause care she starts with an hour-long in-person hormone consult, then writes a plan that can use pills, patches, gels or creams. Bioidentical hormones are one of the options she discusses. Regular follow-up visits are used to check how treatment is going and adjust the dose. Women who are not good candidates for hormones get other options and lifestyle advice instead.
Dr. Hertel runs a virtual-only practice focused on perimenopause, menopause and midlife care, with every visit held inside a secure patient portal. She is a family physician going through the menopause transition herself, and says that experience is what drew her to this work. She prescribes FDA-approved hormone therapy sent to your local pharmacy and does not use estrogen or testosterone pellets. The practice also offers medication-supported weight care and help with low libido and painful sex. It does not do Pap smears, pelvic exams or primary care, so you keep your own doctor and gynecologist for screenings. New patients start with a free 15-minute discovery call, and people outside her licensed states can book an educational visit that ends with a written plan but no prescriptions.
A psychiatry practice built around reproductive and women's mental health across the lifespan, from puberty through menopause, alongside general adult psychiatric care for anxiety, depression, ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and trauma. Care is given in person in Austin or by video in Texas and California, on an insurance-based model with a small team of a psychiatrist, a physician assistant and two psychiatric nurse practitioners. Menopause work is framed psychiatrically. She judges where a patient is in her hormonal transition and weighing menopausal hormone therapy, antidepressants or both, with nutrition, supplement and sleep guidance alongside. The founder holds a perinatal mental health certification and further training in perimenopausal mental health.
A solo direct-pay practice in Lone Tree whose stated scope is dermatology, cosmetic procedures and medically supervised weight management. The physician is board certified in dermatology and obesity medicine. Every initial visit is by video, with in-person follow-ups by appointment, and the practice does not bill insurance. Hormone replacement therapy is named only as one reason for a new-patient visit on the fee schedule, and no hormone or menopause care is described anywhere else on the site.
Dr. Sungurlu is a gynecologist who serves as a woman's main doctor, covering primary care and gynecology in one office in San Luis Obispo. The practice runs as an MDVIP concierge membership with a small patient panel, same or next-day appointments, and phone access to her after hours and on weekends. Membership includes a yearly women's health workup with heart risk testing, bone health and hormone testing, and screening for depression and anxiety. She puts a lot of weight on prevention and talks with patients about sleep, exercise, hormonal health and cutting back medications where it is safe. You see her at every visit rather than a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. She has practiced in San Luis Obispo for over a decade and offers telehealth visits when you can't come in.
Dr. Long runs a newly opened direct primary care practice in Laguna Niguel. He is a board-certified family doctor with a fellowship in integrative medicine, so menopause care is one part of what he does for adults rather than the whole practice. Hormone therapy evaluation and ongoing dose changes come with the monthly membership, with no separate charge for those visits. He keeps his patient list small and says visits run 45 to 60 minutes, and members call or text him directly instead of going through a front desk. He is fluent in English and Spanish and has training in addiction medicine.
The GYN Lounge is a small gynecology practice in Fresno that Dr. Ikedilo built around perimenopause and menopause care. Most visits happen by video anywhere in California, though the office also does in-person procedures like endometrial ablation, vaginal laser and PRP injections. New patients book a perimenopause or menopause consultation online, fill out history and consent forms beforehand, and get a written cost estimate before the visit. On hormones she lays out both compounded bioidentical options and FDA-approved ones and explains the trade-offs of each, after bloodwork that checks sex hormones, thyroid and metabolic markers. She trained in OB/GYN in Baltimore, spent a year practicing alongside her father in rural Jamaica, and her first four years in California were at a federally qualified health center. A physician assistant who focuses on menopause and hormone therapy sees patients too, so some appointments are with her rather than with Dr. Ikedilo.
Dr. Taylor runs A Woman's Wellspring on her own in Carmel and has worked in the area for more than three decades. She works as both a gynecologist and a primary care doctor, so menopause care, the annual exam and general health all happen in the same visit. Every appointment is booked for a full hour, which she writes about as slow medicine and treats as the whole point of the practice. Patients join what she calls a medical cooperative by paying an annual fee, and then pay for each visit at the time of service. The fee also covers her Mini-Medical School, six Zoom seminars a year on topics members choose in a survey. New patients start with a personal practice orientation, while established patients can book online.
Dr. Cernaianu is a board-certified OB/GYN who also holds board certification in anti-aging and integrative medicine, and she runs a concierge practice alongside a separate med spa. Hormone care is a core service, and she prescribes FDA-approved estrogen, progesterone and testosterone products as well as compounded creams and pellets. She is upfront about which routes insurance covers and which are paid out of pocket. Her site says hormone follow-ups run about three times a year, and she avoids writing a year of refills at once. She also evaluates thyroid and adrenal concerns and treats urinary incontinence. Her training began in Bucharest, and she was the first foreign medical graduate admitted to the LSU residency program.
Female Focused is a telehealth-only practice started by four friends, and Dr. Bernstein-Lawler is one of the founders. New patients begin with a long video visit and then follow up every four weeks to three months, depending on what is being treated. There is a separate visit for cancer survivors who want to explore hormone or non-hormonal options based on their cancer history. The founders say they share a commitment to breast cancer survivorship. The practice does not offer hormone pellets because it says the FDA has not approved them. Everything is virtual with no physical exams, so you are expected to keep your own primary care doctor and gynecologist.
Dr. Davis trained in pediatric emergency medicine and child abuse pediatrics, and her own perimenopause led her to open this menopause practice. She prescribes FDA-approved hormone therapy and doesn't stop it by default at 60 or 65. The first visit runs 50 minutes. After you start hormones there's a required check-in about two months later, then one visit a year once your dose is settled. Most care happens by video for women who are in California at the time of the visit, and the San Diego office also sees patients in person. The practice doesn't act as your primary care office, so you need your own doctor for routine care.
Dr. Banks is a board-certified psychiatrist who treats hormone-related mood and sleep problems alongside her regular psychiatry work. Many of her patients are midlife women who come in for something like ADHD or insomnia, and she looks at what hormones may be adding to it. She orders labs when they are indicated and in many cases prescribes estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. She also uses non-drug approaches such as supplements and lifestyle changes, and offers ketamine for some mental health care. Visits run longer than the usual 15 minutes, she keeps her panel small so appointments are not months away, and a new patient evaluation is spread over two to three sessions. Care is in person in Oakland or by video for patients anywhere in California.
