Healthy Steps
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What is Healthy Steps?
Healthy Steps is a medical weight loss practice with offices in Sylmar, in Los Angeles, and in Canoga Park, California. Its main service is a medically supervised weight loss program, and it also offers Botox treatments. The program has three parts. Coaching covers telling cravings from true hunger and spotting triggers. Modification covers eating habits, portion control and medically supervised intermittent fasting. Medication is semaglutide or tirzepatide, given by weekly injection. In its own words: "Both of these are available by weekly injection only, either in our clinic or at home." The medications are compounded by outside pharmacies in Las Vegas, Nevada and Gilbert, Arizona.
Joshua Penn, MD, is listed as a prescriber. The other prescribers are Ashley Clark, NP-C, Cristina Taghilou, NP-C, Deborah P Palaski, NP-C, and Guia Reyes, for whom no credential is listed. The program is credited to Dr. Irving Penn, who does not appear on the provider list. Its Google listing shows a 4.9 rating from 158 reviews.
Medical visits do not need an appointment, but Botox does. The full program is also available at home through telemedicine, but only to California residents. The website carries individual patient stories with starting and goal weights. Those are individual accounts, and they do not show what most patients can expect.
This listing is for its Canoga Park office at 22030 Sherman Way #314.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. It does not state a consultation fee, program price, membership terms or a cancellation policy. It also does not say whether medication is included in a monthly fee, or whether insurance is accepted. Before you book, ask for a written estimate that covers the first visit, the medication, follow-up visits and lab work, along with the cancellation terms.
What should you ask before you book?
Start with who writes the prescription. Ask which prescriber will review your history and sign for your medication, and ask for that person's California license number. Ask also whether Dr. Irving Penn has any role in your care, since the program is credited to him and he is not on the provider list.
Next, ask whether the medication is compounded and which pharmacy fills it, since the listed pharmacies are in Nevada and Arizona. Ask whether a monthly fee includes the medication itself. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, whether a contract applies, and how you cancel. If you live outside California, ask whether you can use the at-home program at all, since it is limited to California residents.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you live in California or can reach the Sylmar or Canoga Park office, and you want a medically supervised program that combines coaching, eating changes and prescription medication. It is a weaker fit if you need published prices or insurance billing before you commit. In that case, call first and ask the questions above.
Sources: healthystepsmd.com, healthystepsmd.com/list-of-providers.php
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Healthy Steps’s own website on 2026-10-11. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Our medically supervised, integrated program was developed by renowned industry pioneer Dr. Irving Penn, combining behavior modification with cutting-edge medication and personalized coaching — for clinically-proven and sustainable results.” source
Hours
Monday: 8:00am - 2:30pm + 3:30pm - 6:00pm Wednesday: 8:30am - 2:30pm + 3:30pm - 5:00pm Friday: 8:00am - 2:00pm Saturday: 8:00am - 2:00pm