Universal Primary Care Medical Group

About Universal Primary Care Medical Group

What is Universal Primary Care Medical Group?

Universal Primary Care Medical Group is a primary care practice in Bakersfield, CA, with several offices across the city, one of them a women's health clinic. Most of its listed services are primary care: physicals, vaccinations, STD and COVID-19 testing, chronic disease management, asthma, diabetes and EKG. Medical weight loss and hormone and menopause care are also on the list, along with men's health, pain management and telemedicine.

Its weight loss material describes nutrition counseling, exercise planning, behavior support and regular check-ins, and says prescription medication "may be used" when appropriate. No medication is named. For hormone and menopause care, it says, in its own words: "Management may include lifestyle strategies, nonhormonal options, or menopausal hormone therapy when clinically appropriate."

It does not name the clinician who prescribes, and it gives no credentials for any prescriber. It does not list office hours or the year it opened. It serves patients from Bakersfield, Maltha, Kayandee, Panama, Arvin, Fairfax, Rosedale and surrounding areas.

This listing is for its Bakersfield office at 8325 Brimhall Rd.

What does it cost?

New patient consultations start at $150. Medical weight loss sessions start at $150 per session. The weight loss price does not say whether medication is included, so ask before you assume it is. It does not publish a price for hormone or menopause care.

It says it accepts most insurance and asks patients to call and confirm whether it is in-network with their plan. It does not list membership terms or cancellation rules.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the prescriber. Ask who would write a weight loss or hormone prescription and what their credentials are. Then ask whether the $150 session includes medication, and if not, what a month of it costs. Ask whether any drug is brand name or compounded, since that changes both the cost and the source. Ask which weight loss medications it uses, because none are named.

Also ask what lab tests, body composition analysis and follow-up visits cost, and whether each is billed as its own session. For hormone care, ask the price of the first visit and of any ongoing prescription. Find out how cancellation works and whether a minimum number of sessions applies. Last, ask whether the registered dietitians and therapists its material describes work there or are referrals, and whether either program can be done by telemedicine.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want primary care and a weight loss or menopause visit from one practice, and you are willing to get the prescriber's name, medication costs and cancellation rules in writing before you pay. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price for hormone care or want the clinic's hours and history stated up front.

Sources: universalprimarycare.org, universalprimarycare.org/medical-weight-loss, universalprimarycare.org/menopause-hormone-care, universalprimarycare.org/self-pay-pricing-insurance, universalprimarycare.org/services

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