Functional Medicine Associates of Montana

About Functional Medicine Associates of Montana

What is Functional Medicine Associates of Montana?

Functional Medicine Associates of Montana is a cash-pay practice offering functional medicine consults, functional primary care, hormone replacement therapy, nutrition services and direct primary care (DPC). It lists its street address as 734 9th St W #12, Columbia Falls, MT 59912, and some of its material calls the clinic Kalispell-based. It says it serves Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Polson and Missoula, with telemedicine for Great Falls, Helena, Bozeman and Billings.

Brittany Coburn prescribes. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner since 2010, and her focus is family functional medicine, women's health and teen health. The clinic does not name the hormones it uses. It has a 4.7 rating on Google from 30 reviews, and it does not publish office hours or a founding year.

What does it cost?

The initial hormone replacement therapy consult is $549. Follow-up consults run $325 to $399. Medication and labs are not included in any of those prices. Nutrition visits cost $199 for an initial 60-minute consult and $150 for a 45-minute follow-up, or $99 for DPC patients. New patients can book a free 15-minute discovery phone call.

It does not accept Medicare, Medicaid or third-party insurance. In its own words: "We are a direct pay cash-based practice with payment due at time of service." It accepts HSA and FSA payments, offers payment plans, and provides a superbill for patients who want to seek reimbursement from their own insurer. It does not publish prices for primary care visits or the DPC membership. Pay-per-visit care carries no ongoing commitment, but it does not state cancellation terms for the membership.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes each prescription and whether you will see Brittany Coburn at every visit. Ask which hormones you would be prescribed and whether they are brand-name or compounded, since the clinic does not name them. Ask what the medication costs each month, because the visit prices leave it out, and what each lab panel costs at every follow-up.

If you plan to use telemedicine from Bozeman or Billings, ask where your labs would be drawn. If you join the DPC membership, ask its monthly fee, what it covers and exactly how you cancel.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you are paying cash for hormone care or primary care, you want a nurse practitioner doing the prescribing, and you can accept that medication and lab costs sit outside the visit fee. It makes sense to call first if you live outside the Flathead Valley and want telemedicine, since the answers to those questions decide your real monthly cost.

Sources: functionalmedassociates.com, functionalmedassociates.com/hormone-replacement-therapy, functionalmedassociates.com/insurance, functionalmedassociates.com/about-us

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