Essence Medical Center
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What is Essence Medical Center?
Essence Medical Center is a naturopathic medicine practice in Chandler, Arizona, at 973 W Elliot Rd., Suite 2. It is run by Dr. Paula Lima, NMD, who treats patients for hormone therapy, thyroid conditions, and medically supervised weight loss, along with a broader menu that includes acupuncture, IV therapy, ozone therapy, cosmetic injectables, skin treatments and nutritional counseling. The practice describes itself as specializing in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, and its weight loss approach is built around lab work (thyroid panels, insulin and glucose markers, cortisol, sex hormones) used to find what it calls the root cause of weight gain before layering in diet, supplements, or, in select cases, a medication like Orlistat. It is open Monday through Saturday, 9 to 5, and works with women across Chandler and the East Valley specifically on hormone and menopause related weight changes.
What does it cost?
No prices are published for consultations, hormone therapy, weight loss programs, or any of the other services listed. There is a Payment Plans page referenced in the site navigation, but no dollar figures, membership terms, or cancellation policy are given anywhere in what is publicly available. Whether insurance is accepted is also not stated; one patient review mentions paying cash, but that is a patient's account, not a clinic policy, so it is worth confirming directly.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask what the first visit costs and what it includes, since no consultation fee is posted. Ask whether lab work is billed separately and what that runs, since the weight loss and hormone programs both lean heavily on blood panels before any plan is built. If Orlistat or any other medication comes up, ask whether it is brand name, who writes the prescription, and whether the monthly cost (if there is one) includes the drug or just the visit. Ask directly whether insurance is accepted or only cash pay, since that is not stated anywhere. And if a program involves recurring visits or a package, ask what happens if you want to stop partway through.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a naturopathic doctor who starts with lab work and a hormone and metabolic workup rather than a prescription on the first visit, particularly if you are a woman in Chandler or the East Valley dealing with menopause related weight change or thyroid symptoms. It is less of a fit if you are looking for a clinic built around a specific weight loss drug like a GLP-1, since the practice's own description of its weight loss approach treats medication as a last resort rather than the center of the plan, and prices for any part of the process are not posted.
Sources: essencemedicalcenter.com, essencemedicalcenter.com/hormone-replacement-therapy, essencemedicalcenter.com/medical-weight-loss, essencemedicalcenter.com/hormone-therapy-for-anti-aging, essencemedicalcenter.com/menopause-weight-gain-chandler
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Essence Medical Center’s own website on 2026-10-10. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “we have many options to reach your weight goal with a medically supervised weight loss plan.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Hormone Therapy + HRT Treatment in Chandler, AZ” source
- ✓Longevity / anti-aging — listed on their site as “At Essence Medical Center in Chandler, AZ, hormone therapy for anti-aging is approached through a naturopathic, root-cause lens” source
Hours
Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00