BALANCE WELLNESS & PRIMARY CARE

About BALANCE WELLNESS & PRIMARY CARE

What is Balance Wellness & Primary Care?

Balance Wellness & Primary Care is a primary care practice in Wesley Chapel, Florida, with its office at 2621 Windguard Circle, Ste 102, across from Advent Health Wesley Chapel. The phone number is (813) 344-3948. It has a 4.6 rating on Google from 31 reviews.

Its main model is a membership option it calls Direct Primary Care. It also offers acute care, weight loss, women's health, menopause and hormones, birth control, men's testosterone therapy, mental health and psychiatry, B12 injections, and a supplement store. Visits can happen in the office or by telehealth from anywhere in Florida. For weight loss, it names naltrexone and bupropion, sold under the brand name Contrave, and GLP-1 injections. It names semaglutide or tirzepatide as options but does not say which plan uses which. No prescriber is named. The weight loss program is described as directed by a board certified nurse practitioner, but no name is given. It does not list office hours or say how many years it has been open.

What does it cost?

Weight loss plans start at $299 for the once weekly GLP-1 injection, $339 for the GLP-1 plus GIP injection, and $319 for naltrexone and bupropion. The price unit is not stated, so it is unclear whether these are monthly figures. It does offer 1 month and 3 month plans. The weight loss price includes medication, supplies and visits with the provider. Labs are required at start up. Outside results can be used if they are no more than 90 days old, and new lab orders may go through insurance or be discounted for self-pay.

Sick visits and single medication refills start at $39. The men's testosterone consult is $99. B12 injections are $35 each or $100 for a set of 4, and they are given only in the office. The first weight loss step is a free 15-minute phone consultation. Direct Primary Care has an enrollment fee and a monthly rate, but neither figure is published. The only plan named as in network for visit charges is Cigna Healthcare. Other patients pay out of pocket and can request a visit statement to submit to their own insurer. HSA and FSA cards are accepted. On membership, the practice says: "Of course. We only ask that you provide a 30-day notice in writing."

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs the prescription, and get that person's name and license. Ask whether the monthly plan price includes the medication, and whether that medication is brand name or compounded. Ask which GLP-1 drug each plan uses, and whether the starting prices are per month. Ask what the 3 month plan costs in total.

Ask what labs and follow-up visits cost if your outside results are older than 90 days. Ask how cancellation works and whether any fee applies, since the membership terms mention only 30 days written notice. Payments are non-refundable, though a refund for services not rendered must be requested within 3 business days. Ask for office hours, since none are listed.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want an ongoing primary care membership, can use telehealth or the Wesley Chapel office, and are ready to pay cash and ask the prescriber questions before you book. It is a weaker match if you need your visits billed to insurance, since Cigna Healthcare is the only plan named as in network.

Sources: balancehealthfl.com, balancehealthfl.com/weight-loss, balancehealthfl.com/hormonesandmenopause, balancehealthfl.com/faq, balancehealthfl.com/contact-coverage-area

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