Epical HealthMed

About Epical HealthMed

What is Epical HealthMed?

Epical HealthMed is a functional medicine clinic at 2112 South Shary Rd Suite 6 in Mission, Texas, 78572. Its main focus is functional medicine, which it describes as a root-cause approach to care. Alongside that, it offers bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for men and women, pellet therapy for women, IV therapy, nutrition coaching, weight management and medical aesthetics. Hormone, gut health and thyroid testing are also listed. It reports 25 years of experience.

The physician named in its materials is Carlos A. Ramirez, FAAFP, MBA, MD. His board certifications and training in family medicine, emergency medicine and functional medicine are listed, and he is listed by The Institute for Functional Medicine. In its own words: "Epical HealthMed goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and wellbeing for everyone." Care is in person in Mission, with telehealth listed for Texas, New Mexico and Colombia. It offers care in English and Spanish. The phone number is 956.600.7258.

What does it cost?

Epical HealthMed does not publish prices. It shows a price range of $$, with no dollar figures attached. It does not state a consultation fee, whether it accepts insurance, or whether any price includes medication. Before you book, ask for a written quote that covers the first visit, the hormone or weight management plan you are considering, and the lab tests that go with it. If it offers membership or financing, ask for those terms in writing too.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes and signs any prescription, and whether Carlos A. Ramirez, FAAFP, MBA, MD will be the physician you see. Ask whether a monthly fee includes the medication or only the visit, and whether any hormone medication is brand-name or compounded. The clinic does not name a weight loss medication, so ask which one it would use, if any, and what it costs on top of the visit. If you are interested in peptide or longevity medicine, ask directly, since the clinic does not name either. Ask what lab work and follow-up cost, because testing is central to how the clinic describes its care. Its hours are not published, so ask when the office is open and whether it accepts insurance at all. Finally, ask how to cancel or stop care and whether a fee applies.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you live in or near the Rio Grande Valley, or can use telehealth from Texas, New Mexico or Colombia, and you want hormone therapy or functional medicine testing from a named physician. You should be comfortable asking about price before you book. It is a weaker fit if your main goal is a named weight loss medication or peptide therapy, since the clinic does not name either.

Sources: epicalhealthmed.com

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