Dr. Tunney is a board certified family medicine physician with over 15 years of experience in a variety of medical settings from large academic centers such as Mayo Clinic to underserved areas in NYC’s inner city.

Family physicians can see all members of the family from babies to children and adolescents, men and women of all ages, and elderly patients.

Family doctors also train in OBGYN, geriatrics, pediatrics and so can provide a wide range of additional services for patients. For example, Dr. Tunney can:

• See patients of all ages and stages

• Provide routine preventive care for all patients

• Provide gynecological care including routine annual GYN exam, contraception counseling and management including IUD insertion, removal, Implanon/Nexplanon implantation & removal, Depo-Provera etc

• Remove benign skin lesions

• Suture cuts and wounds

• See patients when they are sick or injured (vs going to urgent care/ER)

• Provide mental health care from evaluation to treatment

• Provide palliative care and end of life support

Yes, absolutely!

Primary care, gynecologist, urgent care, mental health provider all in one!

At Carol Tunney Medical, Dr. Tunney operates on a direct-pay model, meaning patients are billed directly for services she personally provides, including office visits and consultations.

As with any medical practice, additional services such as laboratory testing, imaging, or specialist referrals may be necessary. These services are typically handled outside the practice, and patients may use their health insurance for them in the usual manner.

Visit prices vary based on time and complexity. When you are booking an appointment, you will be told in advance the cost of the appointment. The appointment cost will not change from the price you are given at booking.

Not necessarily.

In NYC, urgent care visits often cost $150–$250 with insurance after copays and coinsurance. Emergency room visits can cost thousands.

A transparent fee-for-service primary care visit may be comparable — but offers:

• 30–60 minutes of physician time

• Preventive care

• Chronic disease management

• Mental health support

• Care coordination

Many patients find they use urgent care less often once they have consistent access to their primary care physician.

Yes.

In a cash pay primary care model, you pay directly for the office visit. You can still use your insurance for:

• Lab tests

• Imaging (X-rays, MRI, CT scans)

• Specialist visits

• Prescriptions

This allows you to keep catastrophic coverage while simplifying your primary care experience.

In traditional insurance-based primary care, visits are often limited to 10–15 minutes due to reimbursement pressures.

Longer visits allow for:

• Thorough evaluation

• Preventive counseling

• Mental health discussion

• Medication review

• True care coordination

For families in Brooklyn balancing complex schedules, this depth of care can prevent unnecessary urgent care or ER visits.