Avante Medical Center
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What is Avante Medical Center?
Avante Medical Center is a general medical practice in Anchorage, Alaska. Its services include whole family primary care, men's health, women's health, acupuncture, annual preventive exams, medical laboratory services, nutritional therapies, a supplement program, MonaLisa Touch treatment and weight loss. It also has a dermatology clinic in Anchorage, Avante Dermatology Clinic. Weight loss is one service among these, not the whole practice.
Its prescribers include nurse practitioners and physician assistants, such as Sara Krokos, APRN, FNP-C and Christi Froiland, PA-C, along with one physician, John H. Bocachica, MD. Its weight loss program is physician-led. Every program includes hormone and metabolic testing, and it adds nutritional counseling, exercise recommendations, prescription weight-loss medications and ongoing monitoring. In its own words: "Weight management is a physician-led program, not a quick fix at our office."
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The main number is 907 770-6700. Google lists it at 4.9 from 834 reviews. It does not state how long it has been open.
This listing is for its Anchorage office at 915 W Northern Lights Blvd.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices, a consultation fee or membership terms. It does not say whether insurance is accepted, whether HSA cards or financing are available, or whether prescription medication is included in any program fee. Ask for the consultation fee, the monthly cost if one applies, and the cost of lab work and follow-up visits, all in writing before your first appointment.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask which provider runs the weight loss program, since it does not say, and who writes the prescription. Ask which medications it uses, and whether they are brand-name or compounded. It does not name them. If a monthly fee applies, ask whether it covers the medication or whether the drug is billed separately.
Ask what the initial lab work, follow-up visits and monitoring cost. Men's Health and Women's Health are listed without detail, so ask whether hormone therapy is offered and who provides it. Ask whether any visit can be done by telehealth, because it does not say. Finally, ask how cancellation works and whether a fee applies if you stop.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you live in Anchorage, want a physician-led weight loss program inside a general medical practice, and are willing to call and get the full price in writing before you book.
Sources: avantemedicalcenter.com, avantemedicalcenter.com/weight-loss, avantemedicalcenter.com/services
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Avante Medical Center’s own website on 2026-10-18. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Medically assisted weight loss is a physician-guided approach to weight management that goes beyond traditional dieting.” source
Hours
Mon – Fri 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM