About
Dr. Joseph Gomes is a board-certified Family Medicine physician born and raised in Northern California. He earned his board certification in Family Medicine and brings more than twenty years of healthcare experience to his Folsom practice. His career includes complex leadership roles, medical teaching, and years serving as an End-of-Life Physician within some of Northern California's largest medical groups.
That breadth of experience led Dr. Gomes to the Direct Primary Care model. He rejects what he calls "Cookbook Medicine," the protocol-driven, volume-focused approach that sidelines individual patient needs. He caps his panel to less than a quarter of a traditional practice. That decision reflects his core belief: good medicine requires time, attention, and a real relationship between doctor and patient. His clinical scope covers family medicine, women's health, chronic disease management, hormone replacement therapy, medicated weight management, and urgent care, among many other services.
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Who is Dr. Gomes right for?
Dr. Gomes suits adults and families who want a primary care physician with deep clinical experience. Patients managing chronic conditions benefit from his focus on long-term disease management and preventive care. Women seeking comprehensive care, including HRT, cervical cancer screening, and wellness services, find strong support in his practice. His extended appointments and same-day access also serve patients who value unhurried, relationship-centered medicine.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Gomes treats a wide range of conditions across family medicine. His clinical focus includes chronic disease management, acute illness, urgent care needs, and women's health. He also treats patients seeking medicated weight management and hormone replacement therapy.
Yes, Dr. Gomes holds board certification in Family Medicine. He has practiced in healthcare for more than two decades, including roles in medical leadership, teaching, and end-of-life care.
" He caps his patient panel to less than a quarter of a traditional practice. That keeps his schedule open for longer visits and genuine attention to each patient's individual health.
Yes, Dr. Gomes offers a strong women's health focus. Services include hormone replacement therapy, cervical cancer screening, breast cancer awareness and education, and certified clinical breast exams. He also performs skin biopsies and colorectal cancer screening.
Yes, Dr. Gomes provides urgent care services within his practice. He offers same-day to next-day appointments and handles acute respiratory infection testing and treatment, along with other acute care needs.
Yes, Dr. Gomes performs several in-office procedures. These include intra-articular joint injections, skin biopsies, B12 injections, EKG readings, and same-day testing. He also uses FDA-approved DermaSensor technology for skin cancer screening.
Dr. Gomes spent two decades working in some of Northern California's largest medical groups. His roles included complex leadership, medical education, and serving as an End-of-Life Physician. He brought that experience directly into his DPC practice in Folsom.
Yes, Dr. Gomes offers virtual and telehealth appointments in addition to in-office visits. Virtual care visits run $120 per visit, or members access them as part of their monthly membership.
Doctor profile last updated April 11, 2026