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Carissa L Verkuilen

Carissa L Verkuilen, PA-C

Internal Medicine

Accepting New Patients

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adult 21-65
  • Older Adult >65

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About

Care Philosophy 

My goal as a medical provider is for you to leave our visits feeling listened to and respected while addressing healthcare needs that help you live your life to the fullest. That looks a little different for everyone, so I aim to be flexible in my approach to your care.

Personal Statement

I love to garden, and it takes up a lot of my time in the summers; when I am not at work, I’m covered in dirt. I also enjoy taking an extra minute to look at pictures of your dog if you choose to share.

Clinical Interests

  • Fatty liver disease
  • Mental health
  • Mole removals/biopsies
  • Obesity medicine
  • Substance use disorders
  • Women’s health

Locations

  1. Emplify Health Onalaska Internal Medicine

Expertise

Education

  • Certification: National Comm On Certif Of Physician Assistants, 2021
  • Graduate School: University Of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2021

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna Health Management
  • Amerigroup Iowa Inc
  • Anthem BCBS WI
  • Arise Health Plan/ WPS
  • BCBS MN
  • Benefit Plan Administrators
  • Care Wisconsin
  • CIGNA
  • Community Link
  • Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire
  • HealthEOS by Multiplan
  • Healthpartners, Inc
  • Independent Care Health Plan Medicaid
  • Medica IFB
  • Meritain Health
  • MHS Health
  • Midlands Choice
  • Quartz
  • The Alliance
  • Tricare West
  • Ucare Minnesota
  • United Healthcare Inc.
  • WCA Group Health Trust
  • Wellmark BCBS IA
  • Wisconsin Physician Services

Reviews

4.9 of 5 stars

68 Ratings, 27 Reviews

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

Search reviews
    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/4/2026

    Always a pleasure

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/23/2026

    love my new doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/19/2026

    Carissa is fantastic! She has helped me thru some tough medical situations over the past 5 years. A tremendous person to start with, but an even better doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/18/2026

    I am comfortable and pleased with my provider and with the Gundersen experience in general.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/18/2026

    I felt seen and heard and valued

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/2/2026

    Carissa Verkuilen is excellent!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/13/2026

    Enjoyed my first visit to your clinic! Everyone was helpful and friendly and I look forward to my scheduled visits in the future! Thank you for making my first visit feel so comfortable!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/11/2026

    VERY SATISFIED

    3 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/6/2026

    It was fine. Carissa is a very nice person

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/3/2026

    Carissa is a phenomenal provider. Both my wife and I see her as our primary doctor. We truly appreciate her expertise, her caring, and her follow-through. You have an excellent doctor there.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/16/2026

    I wish i would have switched to Emplify long ago A+

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/6/2026

    I am blessed to have Carissa as my Primary Care Physician.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/29/2026

    She was the best that I've ever gone to. She explained everything very clearly and that's all I can say. I really liked her. I'm glad I got her to come to use as a provider. Very thorough and very, very, very nice person.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/28/2026

    1. I love that we can do video visits. Thank you. 2. My care provider, Carissa Verkuilen, is very knowledgeable, patient, kind, and empathetic. I feel I have a very good relationship with her and she never makes me feel rushed or unheard, and any stupid little health question I have, she answers with respect and compassion. I cannot say enough positive things about her. 3. This video visit in particular started out poorly (my fault) because I was logged in and waiting but had to quickly use the restroom and missed the call to connect. Thankfully the visit rescheduled right away to 15 minutes later without my even asking. I was SO THANKFUL for that. 4. I'm on Medicare, and my care overall has been outstanding. I'm very appreciative of the excellent care I receive.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/25/2026

    Carissa was exceptionally receptive and listened carefully to my symptoms. Plus, it was obvious that she had studied my past history going back many years. I was very impressed with her and her assistant!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/6/2026

    The only thing I would like more is if the PT program hooked into MyChart. And MyChart should allow more flexibility in running reports of the data. Example. I was asked to furnish a report of all of my providers for the last 3 years. With contact info and first and last seen dates. That should be a simple query

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/5/2026

    Carissa is a true asset and an amazing PA who really listens.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/10/2026

    It was very good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/7/2026

    Carissa is an amazing Dr. she is certainly a caring Dr that puts your health first and listening is 100%.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/31/2026

    this provider was exceptional. She was very complete. I was very happy with the info she gave me.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/18/2026

    Carissa V. was a great listener- compassionate and covered everything I needed.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/15/2026

    Great

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/25/2025

    Carissa is the Best! You would be lucky to have more like her!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/23/2025

    All was good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/23/2025

    Everything was good. I got everything and more taken care of and explained to me.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/16/2025

    My appointment with Cariissa Verkuilan was very complete. She listened and suggested an abdominal x-ray which was very much appreciated. She also assured me that she would follow up on the results. Also gave suggestions to address the pain that I was experiencing. She also looked at a past concern, a tick bite, and assured me it was not a Lyme bite. Thank you for the great appointment.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/26/2025

    Everything went smoothly. I genuinely like my provider and staff is welcoming and helpful.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/4/2026

    Always a pleasure

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/23/2026

    love my new doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/19/2026

    Carissa is fantastic! She has helped me thru some tough medical situations over the past 5 years. A tremendous person to start with, but an even better doctor

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/18/2026

    I am comfortable and pleased with my provider and with the Gundersen experience in general.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/18/2026

    I felt seen and heard and valued

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/2/2026

    Carissa Verkuilen is excellent!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/13/2026

    Enjoyed my first visit to your clinic! Everyone was helpful and friendly and I look forward to my scheduled visits in the future! Thank you for making my first visit feel so comfortable!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/11/2026

    VERY SATISFIED

    3 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/6/2026

    It was fine. Carissa is a very nice person

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/3/2026

    Carissa is a phenomenal provider. Both my wife and I see her as our primary doctor. We truly appreciate her expertise, her caring, and her follow-through. You have an excellent doctor there.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/16/2026

    I wish i would have switched to Emplify long ago A+

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/6/2026

    I am blessed to have Carissa as my Primary Care Physician.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/29/2026

    She was the best that I've ever gone to. She explained everything very clearly and that's all I can say. I really liked her. I'm glad I got her to come to use as a provider. Very thorough and very, very, very nice person.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/28/2026

    1. I love that we can do video visits. Thank you. 2. My care provider, Carissa Verkuilen, is very knowledgeable, patient, kind, and empathetic. I feel I have a very good relationship with her and she never makes me feel rushed or unheard, and any stupid little health question I have, she answers with respect and compassion. I cannot say enough positive things about her. 3. This video visit in particular started out poorly (my fault) because I was logged in and waiting but had to quickly use the restroom and missed the call to connect. Thankfully the visit rescheduled right away to 15 minutes later without my even asking. I was SO THANKFUL for that. 4. I'm on Medicare, and my care overall has been outstanding. I'm very appreciative of the excellent care I receive.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/25/2026

    Carissa was exceptionally receptive and listened carefully to my symptoms. Plus, it was obvious that she had studied my past history going back many years. I was very impressed with her and her assistant!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/6/2026

    The only thing I would like more is if the PT program hooked into MyChart. And MyChart should allow more flexibility in running reports of the data. Example. I was asked to furnish a report of all of my providers for the last 3 years. With contact info and first and last seen dates. That should be a simple query

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/5/2026

    Carissa is a true asset and an amazing PA who really listens.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/10/2026

    It was very good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/7/2026

    Carissa is an amazing Dr. she is certainly a caring Dr that puts your health first and listening is 100%.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/31/2026

    this provider was exceptional. She was very complete. I was very happy with the info she gave me.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/18/2026

    Carissa V. was a great listener- compassionate and covered everything I needed.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/15/2026

    Great

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/25/2025

    Carissa is the Best! You would be lucky to have more like her!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/23/2025

    All was good

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/23/2025

    Everything was good. I got everything and more taken care of and explained to me.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/16/2025

    My appointment with Cariissa Verkuilan was very complete. She listened and suggested an abdominal x-ray which was very much appreciated. She also assured me that she would follow up on the results. Also gave suggestions to address the pain that I was experiencing. She also looked at a past concern, a tick bite, and assured me it was not a Lyme bite. Thank you for the great appointment.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/26/2025

    Everything went smoothly. I genuinely like my provider and staff is welcoming and helpful.

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