Dr. Richard German
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What is Dr. Richard German?
Dr. Richard German is a cash-pay practice that mainly offers bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Its other service is BOTOX Cosmetic. Dr. German is the only prescriber named. He holds an Advanced Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Certification (ABHRT), is a Board Certified General Surgeon, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Most of the hormone care is delivered as pellets placed in the hip area under local anesthesia. The medications named are estradiol, testosterone and progesterone. Estradiol and testosterone go in as pellets, and progesterone is taken as an oral capsule. The services listed are a free consultation with Dr. German, metabolic, lipid, CBC, thyroid and hormone panels, his review of all lab results, pellet insertion, a follow-up endocrine lab test one month after insertion, and BOTOX Cosmetic.
The practice sees patients by appointment only, reached at 831-277-9020. It does not publish a street address, weekly hours or a city. Its Central Coast office in Templeton transferred to another practice effective September 1, 2024.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. The consultation is free. The office is cash pay, and it says so plainly: "Our office requires payment at the time of service." Its FAQ says a patient coordinator goes over the cost of initial and follow-up insertions, and that progesterone and thyroid supplementation can add cost if needed.
It does not say whether medication is included in any fee. It does not state what the blood panels or the one-month follow-up lab test cost, and it does not mention financing, an HSA or membership terms.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask whether Dr. German writes your prescription himself and whether he is the one who reviews your labs. Ask whether any fee includes the medication. The FAQ says the pellets are compounded by an FDA-Registered 503B Outsourcing Facility, so ask whether that is the product you would receive and what it costs.
Ask what the blood work and the one-month follow-up lab test cost, and whether dosing adjustments are billed separately. Ask about cancellation and refunds, which the clinic does not describe. Ask whether any visit can be done by telehealth, which is not stated.
Ask which office you would be seen at, since the Templeton location has moved to another practice. The pages give no medical degree for Dr. German, so ask for his degree and license number before you book.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want pellet-based hormone therapy paid in cash from one named prescriber, and you are willing to get the price and product answers above before you book. It is a weaker match if you need published prices, telehealth or a written cancellation policy before you commit.
Sources: drrichardgerman.com, drrichardgerman.com/bhrt-services, drrichardgerman.com/bhrt-for-men, drrichardgerman.com/faq, drrichardgerman.com/contact, drrichardgerman.com/about
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Dr. Richard German’s own website on 2026-10-12. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Testosterone therapy provided by painless pellet insertion in the hip area under local anesthesia” source
Hours
We currently see patient’s by appointment only.