Cienega Medical

About Cienega Medical

What is Cienega Medical?

Cienega Medical is a medical spa with offices in Calabasas, Santa Monica and West Hollywood, California. It was established in 2010. Most of its menu is aesthetic, including injectables, lasers, skin treatments and IV drips. Three services fit the medical side of this listing: medical weight loss with compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, testosterone therapy, and prescription peptides. It does not name a longevity medicine program. In its own words: "Peptide therapy at Cienega Medical is available by prescription only."

Dr. Neal Kumar, MD, FAAD, is the medical director, a board-certified dermatologist, and the physician named as supervising its weight loss plans. The rest of the medical team includes nurse practitioners Stephen Y. (also clinic director), Nara P., Lusine P., Shrabya J., Kayleigh H., Alesia L., Beatrice V. and Victoria M., plus Montana M., a physician assistant. Telehealth visits with a nurse are offered to patients in California. Booking runs through 323-655-8220. Google shows a 4.7 rating from 761 reviews.

This listing is for its Calabasas office at 26787 Agoura Rd.

What does it cost?

Care is month-to-month, your first visit is free, and there are no cancellation fees.

Weight loss is priced by weekly dose. Semaglutide runs from $99 a month up to $349 a month at its top listed dose. Tirzepatide runs from $299 a month up to $745 a month at its top listed tier. The monthly price covers the medication and clinic visits. Weekly visits in the clinic and a monthly at-home kit cost the same. Recent labs are reviewed free, and a new blood draw is billed to insurance or costs $350 self-pay.

Testosterone therapy is $299, which covers four weekly injections billed monthly. Peptide prices appear only as starting amounts, and the clinic does not say whether those include the medication.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs each prescription. Dr. Neal Kumar supervises the plans, but the team also includes nurse practitioners and a physician assistant, and you should know who makes the decision.

Ask which pharmacy compounds the semaglutide and tirzepatide, and what it means for your plan that the medication is not FDA-approved. The clinic does not dispense the brand-name products Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound. Ask whether any tirzepatide dose above the $745 top tier costs more.

For testosterone, ask whether the $299 covers the starter plan's medications, which include testosterone cypionate, HCG and an aromatase inhibitor, and whether later months cost the same.

For peptides, ask which ones you would get, whether they are compounded, and whether the price includes the medication.

Finally, ask what follow-up lab work costs over time and how to cancel, since care is month-to-month.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want medically supervised weight loss or testosterone care on a monthly cash basis, you are comfortable with compounded medication that is not FDA-approved, and you want a nurse at each clinic visit. If you need a brand-name drug, or a physician at every visit, ask about that before you book.

Sources: cienegaspa.com, cienegaspa.com/services/medical-weight-loss, cienegaspa.com/services/peptides, cienegaspa.com/services/testosterone-replacement-therapy

Services Offered

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Monday - Friday: 9:30am - 6:30pm Saturday & Sunday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

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