Lehigh Valley Wellness Center

About Lehigh Valley Wellness Center

What is Lehigh Valley Wellness Center?

Lehigh Valley Wellness Center is a nurse practitioner's private office at 101 Coventry Drive, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. The phone number is 908-213-8808. Louise Diehl, MSN, ND, RN is the practice owner and the only prescriber the clinic names. She is a nurse practitioner who treats adults 17 and older, and she holds a doctorate in naturopathy. She opened the practice in Phillipsburg in February 2006.

The office lists a broad set of services: sick visits, routine physicals, vaccinations, GYN examinations, DOT and non DOT physicals, urine drug screens, mental health counseling, nutritional counseling, weight management, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, integrative pain management, and treatment for illnesses related to chronic mold or toxin exposure. It also carries skin care and herbal products. In its own words: "She offers a blend of traditional allopathic and homeopathic medicine." Google lists it as a wellness center with a 4.2 rating from 5 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. Insurance is accepted from all major companies, including Medicare and Medicaid, so an insurance-billed visit may be possible even though this listing covers cash-pay care. It does not publish whether hormone therapy or weight management visits include lab work or medication, and it does not describe any membership or cancellation terms.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the prescriber. Ask whether the nurse practitioner writes hormone therapy and weight management prescriptions herself, and whether any other clinician reviews them. Ask what her doctorate in naturopathy means for the prescriptions she writes.

Then ask about the medications and the money. Ask whether the bio-identical hormones are brand-name or compounded, and what the medication costs. Ask whether a hormone visit includes lab work, and what follow-up labs cost. Ask whether weight management uses any prescription medication, and whether the fee for that program includes it. For the mold and toxin treatment, ask what testing comes first and what that testing costs.

Finally, ask the practical questions. Ask for the price of a first visit and whether your specific insurance plan is accepted. Ask whether telehealth is available, since it is not listed. Ask for the office hours, which are not listed. Same-day appointments are offered, so ask how booking works. If any plan carries a recurring fee, ask how to cancel it.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a nurse practitioner who combines prescription care with herbal and nutritional approaches, and you are comfortable with a practice that is led by a nurse practitioner rather than a physician. If you need hormone therapy with lab work and medication covered in one written price, get that price in writing before your first visit.

Sources: lehighvalleywellnesscenter.com, lehighvalleywellnesscenter.com/meet-louise.htm

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