The Hand & Wrist Center
3918 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 100
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: (562) 424-9000
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
About Our Staff
At The Hand & Wrist Center, we employ professional, knowledgeable, and courteous individuals. We invite you to click on the names listed below to see each staff members’ areas of responsibility and to obtain their contact information.
Pamela Taunton, Clinical Supervisor and Chief Editor
- Patient Care
- Medical Reports
- General Medical Correspondence
- Medical Vendor Relations
- Back Office Customer Service
- Email: pam@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 103
Caroline Borillo, Lead Medical Assistant
- Patient Care
- Medical Questions
- Disability Forms and General Medical Correspondence
- Prescription Refills
- Email: caroline@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 111
Yesenia Antunez-Ruiz, Surgery Coordinator and Scheduler
- Surgery Scheduling
- Pre-operative Preparation
- Authorizations / Benefits Verification for Surgery
- Surgery and Back Office Customer Service
- Email: yesenia@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 119
Kimberly Garcia, Front Office and Billing Supervisor / Medical Biller
- Front Office and Billing Customer Service
- Medical Billing and Account Inquiries
- Contract Liaison
- Email: kimberly@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 124
Sylvia E. Diaz, Front Office Lead / Medical Biller
- Front Office and Billing Customer Service
- Medical Billing and Account Inquiries
- Medical Billing Correspondence and Insurance Inquiries
- Email: sylvia@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 112
Amy Martinez, Administrative Assistant / Medical Biller
- Medical Billing Customer Service
- Medical Billing and Account Inquiries
- Medical Billing Correspondence and Insurance Inquiries
- Email: amy@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 114
Tamera L. Ford, OTR/L, HTC, Occupational Hand Therapist, Therapy Supervisor
- Patient Therapy Assessment and Care
- Patient-Physician Liaison
- Therapy Vendor Relations Contact
- Therapy Customer Service
- Email: tamera@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 113
Tamara M. McCulley, OTR/L, Occupational Hand Therapist
- Patient Therapy Assessment and Care
- Patient-Physician Liaison
- Therapy Customer Service
- Email: tmcculley@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 113
Kristi Hernandez, Therapy Assistant
- Therapy Appointments and Customer Service
- Therapy Authorizations, Benefits Verification and Correspondence
- Therapy Clinical Assistant
- Email: kristi@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 113
Amanda Merino, ADN, BS, MBA, CRTP, Administrator
- Business and Financial Administration
- Accounting and Tax Planning
- Public Relations / Patient-Physician Liaison
- Information Technology
- Human Resources
- Clinical Staff
- Email: amanda@handwristcenter.com
- Telephone: Ext. 105
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