Lakeside Health & Wellness

About Lakeside Health & Wellness

What is Lakeside Health & Wellness?

Lakeside Health & Wellness is a primary care practice at 1641 Creekside Dr, Ste 201, in Folsom, CA 95630. It describes itself this way: "We are a primary care practice that offers quality medical care for the family." Joanna Nguyen, MD, is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and started her own practice in Folsom in 2008. Kennedy Garrett, PA-C, and Ovanes Abramyan, PA-C, are also listed as prescribers. Both are board-certified physician assistants.

Beyond primary care, the office offers a medical weight loss program built on the Ideal Protein protocol and a set of aesthetic treatments. The weight loss program uses partial meal replacements, three structured phases, and one-on-one coaching. The office operates as an independently owned center authorized to sell Ideal Protein products. For aesthetics, it offers microneedling with PRF and neuromodulator injections, naming Botox, Jeuveau, Dysport, and Xeomin. It does not offer hormone therapy, peptide therapy, or longevity medicine. Google lists it as a medical clinic with a 3.1 rating from 52 reviews. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, and closed on weekends. The midday break is given as 12 pm to 1:30 pm in one place and 12 pm to 2 pm in another, so confirm the hours before you plan a visit.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for the weight loss program, the injections, or follow-up visits. For weight loss, it offers a "free, complimentary consultation with our coach," and that consultation is with the program coach, Erica, not a prescriber.

The office says it accepts insurance and lists carriers including AARP, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Humana, Medicare, Tricare, and United Healthcare. If your plan is not listed, it says it may accept other private insurance. It does not accept Medi-Cal. It also says it cannot know individual policy benefits, so whether any part of the weight loss program or the aesthetic care is covered is unclear.

It does not say whether the program fee includes medication or Ideal Protein products. It also does not publish membership terms, financing, or cancellation terms.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs your prescription and who oversees the weight loss program. The program names Dr. Nguyen and Erica, the coordinator and coach, as the people who tailor the protocol, but it does not say which clinician supervises it. Ask whether the program fee includes the Ideal Protein products, and if it does not, what those products cost each month. Ask which of the four named toxins would be used for your treatment and how injection pricing is set. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost and whether they are billed separately. Ask whether any visit can be done by telehealth, since the office does not say. Ask how a program is cancelled and whether there is a minimum commitment. Finally, ask whether your specific insurer covers any part of the weight loss program, since the office cannot confirm individual benefits.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a Folsom primary care office that also offers the Ideal Protein program or aesthetic injections, and you are ready to get clear answers on price, medication, and oversight before you pay. It is a poor fit if you need hormone, peptide, or longevity care, which it does not offer, or if you need remote visits and cannot get them confirmed.

Sources: lakesidepractice.com, lakesidepractice.com/weight-loss.html, lakesidepractice.com/neuromodulators-anti-wrinkle-injections--lip-treatments.html, lakesidepractice.com/about.html, lakesidepractice.com/insurances.html

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Hours

Monday to Friday: 8 am to 5 pm

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