The Metabolic Institute

About The Metabolic Institute

What is The Metabolic Institute?

The Metabolic Institute is a functional medicine clinic at 2204 E 29th Avenue, Suite 202 in Spokane, WA 99203, in the Quail Run Business Park behind Numerica. It was founded in 2005 and serves patients across Eastern Washington and the Inland Northwest. Its main practice is functional medicine, and its other services include digestive health, thyroid treatment, IV therapy, ozone therapy and mold testing. Four of its services match what you may be considering: weight loss, hormone therapy, peptides and age management. On its age management page, it says: "we offer multiple high-quality therapies with anti-aging effects." Those therapies are listed as IV therapy, weight loss injections, ozone therapy, peptides and nutrition counseling.

Debbie J. Judd, ARNP, is the prescriber named on the staff page. Her bio also lists FAARFM and ABAAHP. No physician is named. Hormone therapy is described as bio-identical hormones for women and men. The thyroid treatment page names two medications, levothyroxine and liothyronine. Google lists the clinic at 4.1 from 21 reviews. You can call 509-747-7066.

What does it cost?

It publishes one price: an initial hour visit is $443. The clinic does not contract with insurance companies, including Medicare and Medicaid, so all care is cash pay. It does not publish prices for weight loss, hormone therapy or peptides. It also does not say whether medication is included in any price. No membership terms, financing, HSA information or cancellation policy appear anywhere on its site, so you will need to ask about each of these before you agree to anything.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs the prescription and how often Debbie Judd is the one making treatment decisions. Since no physician is named, ask whether one is involved at all. If you are considering a monthly program, ask whether the fee includes medication. If it does not, ask what the medication costs on its own.

For hormone therapy and weight loss, ask whether the product is brand-name or compounded. The clinic lists weight loss injections on its age management page but does not describe them or name the medication. For peptides, ask which types are offered and what each one costs, since none are named. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, including the thyroid testing and saliva cortisol testing its pages describe. Finally, ask how to cancel and whether telehealth follow-ups are available, because it does not say. Its listed hours show Monday, 8am to 5pm, so ask about other days if Mondays do not work for you.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want an in-person nurse practitioner visit in Spokane, can pay cash, and want to ask about hormones, thyroid care or weight loss before committing to anything ongoing. If you need a physician to sign prescriptions or a published price for medication, call first and get those answers in writing.

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Monday | 8am – 5pm

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