Dr. Pacholec Wellness & Weight Loss
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What is Dr. Pacholec Wellness & Weight Loss?
Dr. Pacholec Wellness & Weight Loss is a physician-led practice with offices in St. Petersburg and Lutz, Florida. It also serves patients from Wesley Chapel. Weight loss is its main focus, and it has been serving the Tampa Bay area for over 25 years. It began in Lutz under the name Central Pasco Weight Loss Center.
The prescribers are Dr. Barbara Pacholec, the founder and Medical Director, Dr. Kevin Pacholec, and Stephanie Moore, APRN. Stephanie Moore and Dr. Kevin Pacholec see patients in Lutz, while Dr. Barbara Pacholec and Dr. Kevin Pacholec see patients in St. Petersburg. The services include semaglutide and tirzepatide, bio-identical hormone therapy, peptide therapy, and anti-aging and integrative medicine, along with blood testing, IV vitamin therapy, medical marijuana, and aesthetic treatments such as wrinkle toxins, platinum threads and facials. On Google the practice is rated 5 from 171 reviews.
In its own words: "They all specialize in weight loss, hormonal support and anti-aging medicine."
This listing is for its St. Petersburg office at 150 2nd Ave N STE 510, Floor 5.
What does it cost?
It publishes two program prices. The GLP-1 New Patient Package is $799. It includes a 45-minute initial visit with a provider, a lab draw, the first month of injections and one month of MIC/B12 injections. It does not say what the package covers after the first month.
The GLP Microdosing Program starts at $150 a month. That price includes one month of medication but not the doctor visit. It does not publish a tirzepatide price. The first consultation is free and lasts 15 minutes. The practice does not take insurance or Medicare, and its medical weight loss services are self-pay. It does not publish commitment or cancellation terms.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who will sign your prescription, and which prescriber you will see at the office you choose. Ask whether the monthly price includes medication after the first month, and what month two costs. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, since the practice does not say.
The $799 package lists the lab draw as "through insurance," yet the practice does not take insurance. Ask what that lab work will cost you. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost after the first month, and what a tirzepatide program costs. Telehealth is offered to established medical weight loss patients, so ask whether a new patient can start by video. Ask how cancellation works and whether you must commit to a set number of months. One page lists the Lutz phone number as 813-556-9693, while the main pages show 813-909-4430, so confirm which number reaches the Lutz office.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you can pay cash for medical weight loss care and want one practice that also handles hormone, peptide and anti-aging care. It is also a fit if you are willing to get the price and cancellation questions answered in writing before you book. It is not a fit if you need insurance or Medicare to pay for the visit or the medication.
Sources: drpacholec.com, drpacholec.com/weight-loss/glp-1, drpacholec.com/weight-loss/tirzepatide, drpacholec.com/weight-loss-clinic-lutz, drpacholec.com/weight-loss
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Dr. Pacholec Wellness & Weight Loss’s own website on 2026-10-11. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “At Dr. Pacholec Wellness and Weight Loss, we offer physician-supervised semaglutide and GLP-1 weight loss treatments for patients in St. Petersburg and Lutz.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy” source
- ✓Peptide therapy — listed on their site as “Peptide Therapy” source
- ✓Longevity / anti-aging — listed on their site as “They all specialize in weight loss, hormonal support and anti-aging medicine.” source