Medical Weight Loss
WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC PORTLAND
The Weight Loss program is currently waitlisted.
Medical weight loss
one-year package: $2000
⯎ INCLUDES: 4 DOCTOR (MD) VISITS
1 YEAR OF PRESCRIPTIONS
UNLIMITED PORTAL / EMAIL ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL DOCTOR (MD)
See below for details. First visit must be in-person at the Portland clinic. Follow-up visits can be virtual. Cost of medication is separate. You can pay out of pocket, with your HSA/FSA, or submit the bill to your insurance as out-of-network doctors visits. We do not bill insurance directly.
Interested in Weight Loss Shots?
Ozempic (semaglutide)
Wegovy (semaglutide)
Mounjaro (tirzepatide)
Zepbound (tirzepatide)
Who are weight loss shots for?
They are FDA approved for BMI of 30+, or 27-29.9 if you also have a weight-related medical condition (sleep apnea, hypertension, pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, PCOS, others).
How long do i have to stay on the shots?
These medications only work while you’re on them. YOU WILL REGAIN MOST IF NOT ALL of the weight lost when you stop. This has been proven in multiple studies on large number of people. Obesity is a chronic (incurable) disease of dysregulated appetite and metabolism. Appetite-suppressing drugs only work temporarily. They are most appropriate for people with a weight-related medical condition who want to stay healthy by staying on their medication long-term.
Medication Cost
If your insurance doesn’t cover semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy), we will send your prescription to Northwest Compounders in Beaverton, a fully licensed compounding pharmacy creating custom medications since 2005. They charge $68 per dose of semaglutide. As of 10/05/24, tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound) is no longer on the FDA shortage list and is therefore no longer legally allowed to be compounded. The drug manufacturer Lilly sells single-dose vials of Zepbound for $550 for 4 vials (1 month supply).
If your insurance covers your medication, we’re happy to submit the necessary authorizations. Note that Ozempic and Mounjaro are only covered for those with diabetes. If you don’t have diabetes, ask your insurance if they cover Wegovy or Zepbound (the brands approved for weight loss).
Are compounded medications Safe?
Read this short article on Northwest Compounder’s website. It’s a good summary of their safety practices, and how certain unscrupulous pharmacies have given legitimate, licensed, regulated, longstanding compounding pharmacies a bad rap!
Interested In Becoming A Patient?
If you are interested in joining, we offer a free 20-minute introductory Zoom or phone call with the doctor. There you can discuss your issues, she can share about the practice, and you can decide if it's a good fit.
Medical Weight loss package:
1) In-person visit with physical exam.
This is our opportunity to discuss your health history, your personal health goals, and put together a plan, including a year's worth of prescriptions if appropriate. Medication costs are additional; see above for details.
Includes detailed counseling on optimizing sleep, nutrition, and bowel health during weight loss.
Your personalized plan will include nutrients, superfoods, and herbs to aid in digestion, elimination, detoxification, sleep, etc... If you're into that sort of thing.
2) Virtual Follow-up visit, 4 Weeks later.
How are you doing on the medication? Do we need to adjust the dosage? How are you doing on your personalized wellness plan? Tell me everything.
3) Two additional Virtual follow-up visits
Between months 2 and 12 of treatment, are included in the year package. Additional follow up visits available at $250 each.