Colorado Optimal Health

About Colorado Optimal Health

What is Colorado Weight Care?

Colorado Weight Care is a medical weight loss practice at 200 Union Boulevard, Suite 311, in Lakewood, Colorado 80228. It was created and is run by Dr. Carolynn Francavilla Brown, DABOM, MD. Its other prescribers are Dr. Amy Luu, DABOM, MD; Dr. Kelsey Sherman, MD; and Danielle Marston, FNP-C. Weight care is its main work. Its services are medical weight loss, underlying issues, medical management, nutritional planning, exercise recommendations, changing behaviors, and an InBody body composition scan.

The medications it names are phentermine, diethylpropion, Wegovy, Zepbound, Foundayo, Contrave, and Qsymia, along with other medications as needed. In its own words: "We help you get off medications you don’t need, change or stop medications that cause weight gain, and prescribe weight loss medications as needed." It has offered telehealth since 2017 and can see patients anywhere in the state of Colorado that way. Exercise counseling is done by telehealth, in 45 minute sessions once a week for 6 weeks, with Dr. Carolynn Francavilla Brown coaching the workout. Its blog also covers hormone replacement therapy for menopause, and it notes that multiple physicians at the clinic specialize in both menopause and weight loss.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. No consultation fee, medication cost, lab fee, or InBody fee appears, and it does not say whether medication is included in any monthly charge. It accepts most insurance, including Medicaid, and co-pays and deductibles apply to most visits. Exercise counseling visits are described as almost always covered by insurance, with no co-pay or deductible. It does not accept Medicare. It also accepts cash pay patients, and no HSA or financing option is mentioned. The first consult is booked for 45 to 60 minutes. Before you book, ask for the cash price of the first visit, a follow-up visit, and the medication you would be prescribed.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which prescriber will sign your prescriptions and whether you will see the same person at each visit. Ask whether any monthly price includes medication, whether each drug is the brand name product or a compounded version, and which pharmacy fills it. Ask what the first visit, the labs, the InBody scan, and each follow-up visit cost you. The follow-up schedule described is a visit two weeks after the first consult, then monthly, then every 12 weeks once you are in maintenance. Ask whether telehealth visits cost the same as in person visits, whether there is a membership or package, and how to cancel it. Ask whether your plan covers the first consult, since co-pays and deductibles apply to most visits. Office hours are not listed, so call (303) 566-7170 to confirm them.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want weight care from a clinic run by a physician, either in person in Lakewood or by telehealth from anywhere in Colorado, and you either have insurance this clinic accepts or can pay cash. If you need Medicare coverage, look elsewhere, since this clinic does not accept Medicare.

Sources: coloradoweightcare.com, coloradoweightcare.com/post/menopause-and-weight-gain

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