background
background
Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD

Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD

Family Medicine*
25+ years of experience

Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD is a family medicine physician in Pismo Beach, CA and has over 25 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from University of California, Davis School of Medicine in 1999. He is affiliated with medical facilities French Hospital Medical Center and Marian Regional Medical Center. He is not accepting new patients.

4.4 Star Rating
Based on 36 reviews 4.4 Star Rating (36 reviews)

Practice

931 Oak Park Blvd Ste 101 Pismo Beach, CA 93449
(805) 474-2600
Patient Favorite Award

Dr. Fitchmun is a patient favorite Family Medicine Physician

The Patient Favorite badge is awarded to top-performing providers who surpass average ratings and comments, reflecting their commitment to exceptional patient care. Read our methodology

  • Area of Expertise
    Dr. Fitchmun specializes in the area of Family Practice. • See board certifications
  • Explains Conditions Well
    Patients said this doctor explains conditions well. • See reviews
  • Practices at Top Hospital
    Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ • See hospitals
  • Hospital Satisfaction
    Patients said they were highly satisfied at this doctor's hospital. • See hospitals
ADVERTISEMENT
healthgrades-rx

Save money with free prescription discounts

Optum Perks and Healthgrades are subsidiaries of RVO Health.

Experience Check

Search for experience in a specific area

Learn more about experience and why treatment frequency matters

Insurance Check

Search for your insurance carrier and choose your plan type

Dr. Fitchmun's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Fitchmun

4.4

36 ratings, 25 with a written review
5 Star
81%
81%
4 Star
3%
3%
3 Star
3%
3%
2 Star
3%
3%
1 Star
11%
11%

Your trust is our top concern. Learn more.

We monitor all reviews to ensure they comply with our guidelines and don’t include personal information, profanity, libel, defamation, harassment, obscenity or fraud.

All reviews are confirmed and audited before publication, and community members have the ability to flag inappropriate content for further review by our team.

Doctors can not pay for good reviews, nor can they pay to have negative reviews removed.

Any reviews that are deemed fraudulent or violate our guidelines will be removed immediately.

RecentHighestLowestMost Helpful
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Janet L Harmon – May 31, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Allan and Lori Margulieux – Feb 22, 2022
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Michael Stuart – Dec 08, 2021
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
KM – Oct 15, 2021
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Feb 01, 2021
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Alan Lethers – May 15, 2020
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
N. C. – Dec 17, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
Alma Q. – Dec 03, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
Oct 24, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
KS – Oct 17, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
LPL in ARROYO GRANDE – Mar 01, 2019
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Jack Bodenmann in Tehachapi, CA – Nov 17, 2018
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Wait times
What could be improved
  • Difficult to schedule appointment
  • Didn't listen or answer questions
  • Didn't explain conditions well
  • Appointment was rushed
  • Didn't trust the provider's decisions
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Central Coast , CA – Nov 08, 2018
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Jannette Hertler in Santa Maria, CA – Aug 09, 2018
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Bob Burke in Arroyo grande – Jan 25, 2018
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
Jan 13, 2018
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
Helpful
Paulette Lee in Arroyo Grande, Ca. – Dec 10, 2017
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
  • Long wait times
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Dale M. in Tehachapi, CA – Dec 12, 2016
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
  • Wait times
What could be improved
No results
1 person found this helpful
Helpful
Arroyo Grande, CA – Oct 22, 2016
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?
What went well
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Listened & answered questions
  • Explained conditions well
  • Staff friendliness
  • Appointment wasn't rushed
  • Trusted the provider's decisions
What could be improved
No results
4 people found this helpful
Helpful
Carol D in Nipomo, CA – Jul 25, 2016
×Post a ResponseAre you Dr. Cary Fitchmun, MD?

Leave a review

How was your experience with Dr. Fitchmun?

Know Before You Go

About Me

care philosophy

My goal is to provide every patient with exceptional care tailored to his or her individual needs.

biography

Since he was a child, Dr. Fitchmun knew he would be a doctor. Dr. Fitchmun believes that to treat patients effectively, a doctor must not only have excellent diagnostic skills but must also take time to listen compassionately and attentively....read more

  • Family Medicine

  • Adult Medicine

  • Preventive Medicine

  • Concierge Medicine

*Healthgrades does not verify qualifications for medical specialties. Please verify your provider's specialty and qualifications directly with your provider and applicable medical board.

  • Glendale Adventist Hospital

    Residency Hospital, 2002

  • Glendale Advent Hospital

    Internship Hospital, 2000

  • University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine

    Medical School, 1999

  • Uc Berkeley

    Undergraduate School, 1993
American Board of Medical Specialties®
American Board of Family Medicine®
- 
Family Practice
For detailed information about any of the below board actions, please search for the provider's records on the linked state licensing board or the Federation of State Medical Boards. To learn more about the difference between these sources, please refer to our FAQs.
Healthgrades has not received any data indicating a board action exists for this provider.

Healthgrades receives board action history for physicians and physician assistants. The information displayed here is sourced from independent information providers, such as state board websites, and may not be the most up-to-date information. Healthgrades makes no representations with respect to the accuracy of any information provided here and assumes no responsibility or liability for such information.

Learn more about medical license public record check

  • American Academy of Family Physicians, Member

  • American Medical Association, Member

  • California Medical Association, Member

Patient Favorite Award

Dr. Fitchmun is a patient favorite Family Medicine Physician

  • Dean's List UC Berkeley, 1993

  • Alumni Scholarship UC Davis, 2002

  • Regents Scholar UC Davis, 1993

  • Chief Resident, Glendale Adventist Hospital, 2002

  • Honors in Family Practice UC Davis, 1999

Read our methodology

Focus on Diabetes

Locations

Practice

Office931 Oak Park Blvd Ste 101 Pismo Beach, CA 93449
1

Affiliated Hospitals

  • French Hospital Medical Center

    1911 Johnson Ave
    San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
    Recipient of 3
    hospital awards

    Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ (2024, 2022)

    Top in the nation for overall patient experience based on nine measures related to doctor and nurse communication, hospital cleanliness and noise levels, and medication and post-discharge care instructions

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    91%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    7% higher than the national average

    82%
    Patients said that nurses always listened to them and explained things well

    7% higher than the national average

    View all patient feedback

  • Marian Regional Medical Center

    1400 E Church St
    Santa Maria, CA 93454
    Recipient of 4
    hospital awards

    America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2023)

    Top 5% in the nation for consistently delivering clinical quality

    View all awards

    How patients felt about the care they received at this hospital.

    89%
    Patients said they were given information about recovering at home

    5% higher than the national average

    74%
    Patients said that doctors always listened to them and explained things well

    2% lower than the national average

    View all patient feedback
Learn more about how Healthgrades measures Hospital Quality