Direct Functional Medicine

About Direct Functional Medicine

What is Direct Primary Care Mebane?

Direct Primary Care Mebane is an integrative primary care practice at 1107 South 5th Street, Suite 101, in Mebane, North Carolina. It works on a membership model. Patients pay a fixed monthly fee with no copays, and it offers same day or next day urgent care visits during office hours. Those hours are Monday through Thursday, 8am to 4:30pm, Friday 8am to 12pm, and closed on weekends. Google lists it as a family practice physician and shows a 4.5 rating from 22 reviews.

Its services include Medically Guided Weight Loss, BHRT and Testosterone Replacement Therapy, along with Functional Medicine, Genetic Testing, DOT Physicals and others. The clinic does not name the clinician who prescribes for weight loss or hormone therapy, and it does not name the medications. In its own words: "We offer a variety of different medications to support your weight loss with our team."

This listing is for its Mebane office at 1107 S Fifth St #101.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for weight loss or hormone therapy, and it does not say whether medication is included in any price. The membership has a fixed monthly fee, but the amount is not stated. Its sign-up materials list four services with values of $199, $250, $199 and $350 or more. These are listed values included with initial sign-up, not prices to pay, and the cost of the sign-up itself is not stated.

It helps patients get discounts on many prescription medications and has worked out prices with local labs and imaging offices. It gives no figures for either. It also does not state a consultation fee, whether insurance is accepted for these services, whether telehealth is offered, or how cancellation works.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who prescribes for the weight loss and hormone services, and whether that clinician sees you in person. Ask whether the monthly fee covers the medication, or whether drugs, lab work and follow-up visits are billed on top. Ask whether the weight loss medications are brand name or compounded, and which pharmacy fills them. Ask for the full cost of the weight loss program and of hormone therapy, including the first visit and each follow-up, in writing. Ask what the local lab and imaging prices are. Ask whether any of these services are billed to insurance and whether telehealth is available for check-ins. Finally, ask how to cancel the membership and whether a notice period applies.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a primary care practice with a fixed monthly fee and no copays, and you are willing to get medication and therapy costs in writing before you start. If you need a named prescriber or a posted price before you commit, ask for those first.

Sources: directprimarycaremebane.com

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