AmpleHealth

About AmpleHealth

What is AmpleHealth?

AmpleHealth is an internal medicine practice with offices in Carmichael and Sacramento, California. Its main work is primary care, and its services also include geriatrics, kidney care, women's health, hospital and post-acute care, and hospice. Five physicians are listed as prescribers: founder Dheeraj Kamra, FACP, MD, along with Mythili Nagaraj, MD, Rekha Pareek, MD, Jamshid Faraji, MD, and Liz Hernandez, MD.

Weight loss falls under its Obesity and Metabolic Wellness program, which Rekha Pareek, MD, leads. The practice says prescription weight-management medications are used when appropriate, but it does not name them. In its own words: "Our physician-guided Obesity and Metabolic Wellness Program takes a personalized, evidence-based approach to improving your weight, metabolism and overall health."

For hormone care, it lists menopause management and says hormone therapy is one option discussed at a visit, with no further detail. It does not list peptide therapy or longevity medicine. Video visits are open to patients anywhere in California. Google reviewers rate the practice 4.7 across 91 reviews.

This listing is for its Carmichael office at 6620 Coyle Ave Ste 202.

What does it cost?

AmpleHealth does not publish prices for its weight program, its visits, or any other service, and no consultation fee is listed. A program price may sit in a downloadable document, but it is not stated in the text, so ask for the number directly.

The practice accepts insurance. In its own words: "We work with most major insurers and IPAs. Call us to confirm your specific plan and coverage." Its listed plans include Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Medicare and United Healthcare, among others. Cash-pay terms are not stated.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the weight-management prescription, and whether you would see that physician or a colleague. Ask whether the program fee includes the medication, what the monthly total would be with it, and whether the medication is brand-name or compounded. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether a telehealth visit is billed differently from an office visit.

Ask what your plan covers for the program, and what you would pay in cash if it does not. Ask what the consultation costs, how to cancel if you stop, and what hours the Carmichael and Sacramento offices keep, since hours are not listed.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a physician-led weight program from an internal medicine practice that also handles your ongoing primary care, and you are ready to confirm your insurance and the full monthly cost before you book. If you are looking for peptide therapy or longevity medicine, the clinic does not list either.

Sources: amplehealth.com, amplehealth.com/services/metabolic-syndrome, amplehealth.com/services/womens-health, amplehealth.com/services, amplehealth.com/services/telehealth

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