Flathead Functional Medicine

About Flathead Functional Medicine

What is Flathead Functional Medicine?

Flathead Functional Medicine is a functional medicine practice at 211 Central Avenue in Whitefish, Montana. Amber Rudd, FNP-BC, MSN, is the nurse practitioner who runs it. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner and registered nurse for over 13 years, and she trained through Chris Kresser's ADAPT Practitioner Training Program.

It offers four services: Heal Your Gut, Improve Mood Naturally, Reverse Autoimmunity and Balance Hormones. The hormone page says bioidentical hormone replacement therapy can be part of care when it is needed. It does not name the hormones it prescribes.

Visits happen in person in Whitefish or by phone or video call. Hours are by appointment only, and the practice works with children of all ages. It operates as a specialty consultation practice only, and it encourages patients to keep their own primary care provider. Its Google listing shows a rating of 5 from 11 reviews.

What does it cost?

The Getting Started Appointment costs $450. At that visit, the practice builds a dietary and lifestyle plan and discusses whether further testing, treatments or follow-up visits would help. It also offers a free 20-minute Initial Consult, but it does not say how that differs from the $450 appointment.

It is cash pay only, and it accepts FSA and HSA cards. In its own words: "You will always receive a personalized estimate to approve or modify before you pay."

It does not publish prices for hormone therapy or for any medication, and it does not say whether medication is included in a fee. It does not describe membership terms or cancellation.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who would write any prescription, and which hormones would be used. Ask whether those hormones are brand-name or compounded. Ask whether medication is part of any fee or billed separately.

Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost. The practice says a few select labs may be covered or partly covered by insurance, so ask which ones. Ask whether the free Initial Consult counts toward the $450 appointment. Finally, ask how you cancel and whether any membership is involved.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you are paying out of pocket, want a nurse practitioner who builds a plan around diet, lifestyle and labs, and already have a primary care provider in place. If hormone therapy is the main reason you are calling, ask about prices and medication before you book, because neither is published.

Sources: amberrudd.health, amberrudd.health/balance-hormones, amberrudd.health/faq

Services Offered

Hours

Hours: By appointment only

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