About us
Connecting care through telemedicine
Antunes-Merrick Medical
Family Medicine & Board Certified Family Physician licensed to practice in multiple states.
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese.
Licensed to practice: Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin.
Our Services
We partner with Sesame for scheduling

Telehealth visit (new patient)
- Face-to-face video conversation with provider
- Prescription if recommended with local pickup or delivery
- Good for urgent or routine care
- Referral for labs, imaging, or specialists

Telehealth visit (existing patient)
- Face-to-face video conversation with provider
- Good for routine care
- Referral for labs, imaging, or specialists
- Prescription, if recommended

Online prescription refill visit
- Symptom assessment
- Prescription, if recommended
- Good for patients who require medication to treat conditions including high blood pressure, diabetes, or birth control refills.
Meet Us!
Our team
Family Medicine physician and Co-founder
Leticia Alves Antunes, MD, MBA, FAAFP
Dr. Alves Antunes is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who specializes in chronic disease management, urgent care and seeing patients of all ages. She has been practicing for over a decade. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine (AAFP). She offers care in the following languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese. She is able to treat symptoms of Hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Depression, Anxiety, as well as acute conditions, including upper respiratory infections and urinary tract infections. She is also interested in community health, disease prevention, and health screenings counseling.

CEO and CO-FOUNDER
Kendal Merrick
Kendal is a United States Air Force veteran with a strong background in data analytics and software development. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science and a Master’s degree in Data Analytics from the University of Maryland University College. Following his retirement from the military, Kendal chose to leverage his technical expertise to enhance healthcare delivery. In 2025, he co-founded Antunes-Merrick Medical with the goal of expanding access to primary care through telemedicine.

Enjoy great healthcare from the comfort of your house
Antunes-Merrick Medical partners with Sesame for scheduling.
