Virtuosity Health & Wellness

About Virtuosity Health & Wellness

What is Virtuosity Health & Wellness?

Virtuosity Health & Wellness is a physician-led practice at 345 Saxony Road, Suite 206, in Encinitas, California. It describes itself as a practice for longevity, cellular recovery, aesthetics and concierge acute care. Medical weight management is one of its services, alongside hyperbaric oxygen, a vibroacoustic sound bed with red light therapy, aesthetic treatments and preventive health assessment. The practice also offers what it calls physician-supervised GLP-1 longevity protocols.

Dr. David J. Orringer is the founder and lead physician, and he is the only prescriber the practice names. The About page describes his training and experience, but the practice does not publish his prescriber credentials, so ask for them directly.

The practice says of its weight program: "Our physician-guided program combines individualized assessment, evidence-based medication when appropriate, nutritional strategy and ongoing monitoring." It also says that when medication is prescribed, it uses FDA-approved, manufacturer brand-name medication rather than compounded GLP-1 formulations.

What does it cost?

The Essential Wellness Membership is $285 a month. The monthly fee covers one 3D body scan per month, one 20-minute sound bed and red light session per month, a physician-led pre-screening before the first hyperbarics session, and priority same-day or next-day booking for core medical services. The membership requires an initial 3-month commitment and then renews month to month. Cancellation requests need 30 days' advance notice. The practice says the membership does not replace health insurance.

Patients not using insurance pay $225 for a self-pay medical visit.

The practice does not publish a weight management price, and it does not say whether medication is included in any price. It does not publish a consultation fee. Commercial PPO plans are accepted only for acute medical visits and eligible diagnostic procedures. Weight management, hyperbaric treatments, neuro-acoustic sessions and metabolic longevity programs are cash-pay.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who would write any prescription, and what that clinician's credentials are, since the practice does not publish them. Ask whether medication is included in the monthly fee or billed separately, and what it would cost each month. The pages name no specific GLP-1 medication, so ask which one would be used.

Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, because the pages describe both but give no prices. Ask whether telehealth is offered, since the practice does not say. If you are considering the membership, ask whether you must take it to get weight management care, and how the 3-month commitment and 30-day cancellation notice apply. Finally, ask which towns beyond Encinitas the practice serves. It lists only the North County San Diego Coastal Region.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want physician-led care in North County San Diego, you are prepared to pay cash, and you want a practice that offers longevity and aesthetic services alongside weight management. If you need a fixed weight management price with medication included before you commit, get those answers in writing first.

Sources: virtuosityhealth.com/medical-weight-management, virtuosityhealth.com/longevity-wellness, virtuosityhealth.com/about, virtuosityhealth.com/membership

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Monday – Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

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