Office Information
Covid-19: To maintain "social distancing" and to reduce any unnecessary exposure risks, insurance carriers are now permitting telemedicine for all patients. You can log on to Dr. Murphy's telemedicine platform by pasting the following onto your browser: https://doxy.me/timmurphymd - or by clicking this LINK now.
This will put you in Dr. Murphy's on-line "waiting room"; he will open the session at your appointment time.
Office Hours: Monday: 9am - 8pm; Tuesday: 8am - 3pm; Wednesday 8am - 5pm; Thursday 8:30am - 5pm. Beginning January 2018, the office will be closed on Fridays. Active patients should submit refill requests by Thursday morning if needed for the weekend.
Scheduling Your Appointment: Office staff will schedule your initial appointment as soon as possible, but unfortunately, this may entail a wait of several weeks. Staff will attempt to advise you on where you might be able to obtain more immediate care. Please provide your insurance information when scheduling, so that staff can verify your coverage and determine your copay.
Insurance Accepted: Blue Cross, Cigna, Managed Health Network, Magellan, and some Blue Shield plans. Dr. Murphy is not a provider for United Health Care, Medicare, MediCal or TriCare.
Directions:
From Temecula/Murrieta: take I-15 to the Mission Road exit, turning right at the end of the exit ramp, and then right again at the first stoplight onto Mission Road. Continue several miles to the 2nd stoplight, where you will turn left onto Brandon Road. Take this to the first stop sign, then turn right onto Alvarado. In just a few yards, turn left, putting you back onto Brandon Road. Continue one block to the stop sign at Elder St. Turn left on Elder, then right onto the first driveway, entering the "Village Medical Center." Proceed to the back fence, then turn right: Dr. Murphy's office, Suite C, is on the back side of the rear building.
From Oceanside/Vista: take Highway 76 to Bonsall, turning left (north) onto Mission Road. Continue several miles, to the 5th stoplight at Fallbrook Street. Turn right, go straight through another stoplight at Main Street, then proceed to your next left, which is Elbrook St. Take Elbrook one block to Elder St. Turn right on Elder, driving past the first medical office building, then turning right into the next complex (the "Village Medical Center"), across the street from Fallbrook Hospital. There are two buildings in this complex; Dr. Murphy's office, Suite C, is at the rear of the back building.
Fees for 2020:
Initial Evaluation - $390
Half session (approx. 25 minutes) - $205
Brief session (approx. 15 minutes) - $118
Missed Appointment Fee (without 24 hours notice) - $25
Payment: Payment is due at the time of service. Accepted forms of payment include cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover credit cards. If we are unable to determine whether or not your visit will be covered by insurance, you will be asked to pay for the full cost of the visit; we will attempt to bill your insurance, and will reimburse you for any payment received. If you have an HMO and Dr. Murphy is on not on your panel, you may have "out-of-network" coverage. We can provide you with a statement which you can use to claim partial coverage for your visit.
Maintaining Status as an Active Patient: Patients who have not been seen in three years will be considered inactive, and may be placed on a waiting list of new patients if requesting an appointment after that point. Patients whose conditions are very stable but who wish to maintain an "active" status with Dr. Murphy are encouraged to schedule an appointment at least once yearly.
Email: Dr. Murphy does not currently use email to communicate with patients about direct clinical care; emails are not checked daily, and there are concerns about security, and the potential that messages may be diverted to spam. But if you have questions of a nonclinical nature, or materials appropriate for unprotected email, you may send them to fallbrookpsychiatry@gmail.com. To make sure your message isn't missed, please call the office staff to advise them to look for your email.
Scheduling Your Appointment: Office staff will schedule your initial appointment as soon as possible, but unfortunately, this may entail a wait of several weeks. Staff will attempt to advise you on where you might be able to obtain more immediate care. Please provide your insurance information when scheduling, so that staff can verify your coverage and determine your copay.
Insurance Accepted: Blue Cross, Cigna, Managed Health Network, Magellan, and some Blue Shield plans. Dr. Murphy is not a provider for United Health Care, Medicare, MediCal or TriCare.
Directions:
From Temecula/Murrieta: take I-15 to the Mission Road exit, turning right at the end of the exit ramp, and then right again at the first stoplight onto Mission Road. Continue several miles to the 2nd stoplight, where you will turn left onto Brandon Road. Take this to the first stop sign, then turn right onto Alvarado. In just a few yards, turn left, putting you back onto Brandon Road. Continue one block to the stop sign at Elder St. Turn left on Elder, then right onto the first driveway, entering the "Village Medical Center." Proceed to the back fence, then turn right: Dr. Murphy's office, Suite C, is on the back side of the rear building.
From Oceanside/Vista: take Highway 76 to Bonsall, turning left (north) onto Mission Road. Continue several miles, to the 5th stoplight at Fallbrook Street. Turn right, go straight through another stoplight at Main Street, then proceed to your next left, which is Elbrook St. Take Elbrook one block to Elder St. Turn right on Elder, driving past the first medical office building, then turning right into the next complex (the "Village Medical Center"), across the street from Fallbrook Hospital. There are two buildings in this complex; Dr. Murphy's office, Suite C, is at the rear of the back building.
Fees for 2020:
Initial Evaluation - $390
Half session (approx. 25 minutes) - $205
Brief session (approx. 15 minutes) - $118
Missed Appointment Fee (without 24 hours notice) - $25
Payment: Payment is due at the time of service. Accepted forms of payment include cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover credit cards. If we are unable to determine whether or not your visit will be covered by insurance, you will be asked to pay for the full cost of the visit; we will attempt to bill your insurance, and will reimburse you for any payment received. If you have an HMO and Dr. Murphy is on not on your panel, you may have "out-of-network" coverage. We can provide you with a statement which you can use to claim partial coverage for your visit.
Maintaining Status as an Active Patient: Patients who have not been seen in three years will be considered inactive, and may be placed on a waiting list of new patients if requesting an appointment after that point. Patients whose conditions are very stable but who wish to maintain an "active" status with Dr. Murphy are encouraged to schedule an appointment at least once yearly.
Email: Dr. Murphy does not currently use email to communicate with patients about direct clinical care; emails are not checked daily, and there are concerns about security, and the potential that messages may be diverted to spam. But if you have questions of a nonclinical nature, or materials appropriate for unprotected email, you may send them to fallbrookpsychiatry@gmail.com. To make sure your message isn't missed, please call the office staff to advise them to look for your email.