Birmingham Integrative Health
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What is Birmingham Integrative Health?
Birmingham Integrative Health is a family practice at 159 Main Street in Trussville, Alabama, serving patients in the greater Birmingham area. Its core work is primary care: annual physical exams, chronic disease management, treatment of acute illness, and minor procedures such as skin biopsy and cyst removal. It sees patients aged 10 to 110 and offers consults for children under 10. It also offers acupuncture, body contouring, IV therapies, and plasma rich platelet therapy.
Melanie Miller, MD, is the physician and owner. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Jewels Gahan, Nurse Practitioner, is the other name listed as a prescriber, and she trained under Dr. Miller for nine months.
The office is open Monday through Thursday, 7:45am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm, and Friday, 7:45am to 12:00pm. The phone number is (205) 655-2110. Google lists the clinic at 4.6 from 109 reviews.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. It does not list a consultation fee, and it does not say whether any medication is included in a visit or treatment. Ask for those figures before you book.
It accepts Medicare and most major insurance plans. It does not say which of its services those plans cover, so ask your plan which services it pays for and what the cash price is for anything it does not.
What should you ask before you book?
Start with who writes the prescription. Ask whether Dr. Miller or Jewels Gahan would handle a hormone prescription or any other medication, and what follow-up that involves.
Hormone therapy is listed among its chronic disease services, and saliva hormone testing is among its lab services. It gives no detail on which hormone treatments it offers, so ask what would be prescribed, whether it is brand-name or compounded, and whether the medication is part of any fee.
Ask what lab work and follow-up visits cost. A treatment plan may include lab work, in-house testing, and follow-up visits, but it does not give prices for any of them.
"Individualized weight loss counseling" is on the list, but no prescription weight loss program is named. If you want a weight loss medication, ask directly whether the clinic prescribes one and what it costs.
Telehealth is not mentioned. Ask whether visits can be done remotely. If you pay for any service in advance, ask how cancellation and refunds work.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want an in-person family practice that also offers integrative services such as acupuncture and IV therapy, and you are willing to confirm prices by phone before you book. It is a weaker match if you need a prescription weight loss program or a detailed description of hormone treatment before you call.
In its own words: "This approach is not for everybody; Dr. Miller doesn’t practice simple medicine." Read that as a sorting line: it suits people who want a family doctor handling several kinds of care under one roof, not a single program.
Sources: birminghamintegrativehealth.com, birminghamintegrativehealth.com/services-familypractice, birminghamintegrativehealth.com/contact-us, birminghamintegrativehealth.com/providers
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Birmingham Integrative Health’s own website on 2026-10-13. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Chronic disease management such as asthma, cholesterol, hormone therapy, and thyroid issues” source
Hours
Monday-Thursday 7:45am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-5:00pm Friday 7:45am-12:00pm