Thrive Family Health DPC
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What is Thrive Family Health DPC?
Thrive Family Health DPC is a direct primary care practice at 6157 28th St SE, Suite 18B, in Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546. The phone number is 616-282-5969, and hours are listed as by appointment. The prescriber is Dr. John Italiano, DO, a board-certified Family Medicine physician and osteopathic doctor. This is primary care first. Patients pay a flat monthly membership instead of billing insurance.
The services list includes acute and chronic disease management, pediatric and women's health, preventive health screenings, lifestyle coaching, InBody composition analysis, and in-office procedures. Men's health is on the list too, with low testosterone and libido, erectile dysfunction, prostate health, and vasectomy referrals named. It does not name a testosterone medication or say how hormone treatment is prescribed, and it names no medical weight-loss program. In its own words: "Unlimited same-day or next-day visits in-person or virtually without wait times."
What does it cost?
Membership is $100 per month for an individual and $300 per month for a family of three or more in one household. Membership fees are HSA and FSA eligible. Payment is electronic only, and no insurance is accepted. Discounted memberships are awarded monthly to those in need on request. The flat fee covers visits, same-day or next-day access, and contact with the doctor by text, call, or email.
Labs, imaging, and medications are billed at wholesale rates and are not included in the flat fee. The practice does not publish a price for hormone therapy, testosterone treatment, or any hormone medication. The first step is a complimentary meet and greet, and no fee is given for it. Membership is month to month with no long-term contracts, and you can cancel with 30 days' notice.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who would write any hormone prescription, and whether Dr. Italiano would order the labs needed before prescribing. Ask what the medication costs each month, and whether it is a brand-name product or a compounded one, since the practice does not name the drug. Ask what labs, imaging, and follow-up visits cost, because these sit outside the membership. Ask how often follow-up blood work would be needed, and whether a hormone-related visit counts toward the membership or is billed separately.
Ask whether medications are dispensed in-house or sent to an outside pharmacy. Finally, ask how cancellation works if you are partway through treatment, and whether the 30-day notice applies to medication already ordered.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want one doctor for general care and men's health questions, you live in Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Cascade, Ada, Forest Hills, or surrounding communities, and you are comfortable paying cash for medication, labs, and any treatment on top of the membership. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price for hormone treatment before you call, or if you are looking for a medical weight-loss program built around a named medication.
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Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Thrive Family Health DPC’s own website on 2026-10-13. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Low testosterone & libido” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.
Hours
Hours: By Appointment