Bay Area Wellness Center

About Bay Area Wellness Center

What is Bay Area Wellness Center?

Bay Area Wellness Center is a functional and internal medicine practice in San Mateo, California, at 101 S. San Mateo Drive. It is run by Frank Tortorice, MD, ABIM, IFMCP, who has been practicing internal medicine in California for about 20 years and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. The practice is mainly a functional medicine office built around diabetes, dementia and longevity care, with a Medical Weight Loss program and dietary supplements offered alongside that work. Other listed services include Diabesity Care, Dementia Care, Longevity Care, TrueBinding, Nutrition and BrainTap. One page also describes the practice as a "Functional Medicine Doctor in Burlingame, CA," though its listed address is the San Mateo office. A medical nutritional therapist, Christine Rosche, MPH, CNS, works alongside Dr. Tortorice on nutrition and digestive health, but she is not listed as a prescriber here. In its own words, the weight loss program is built around the idea of "No Surgery | No Diet Pills."

What does it cost?

No prices are published for the weight loss program, longevity care, or any lab work or office visits. The weight loss page advertises a "FREE Weight Loss Consultation" as the entry point. The practice also runs a "Private Practice Membership" with yearly and monthly plan options, reached by signing a Bay Area Wellness Agreement first, but no membership dollar amounts, what each tier includes, or cancellation terms are stated anywhere. Whether insurance is accepted for any visits is not mentioned.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask what the free consultation actually includes, and what the visit after it costs. Ask whether Dr. Tortorice is the one who prescribes any weight loss medication, and whether it is included in a membership fee or billed separately. Ask whether the medication, if any, is brand-name or compounded. Ask what the yearly versus monthly membership plans cost and what each covers, since neither is priced on the site. Ask whether lab work and follow-up visits are extra, how often you would be seen, and how to cancel a membership if you decide to stop. If you are outside the Bay Area, ask whether any part of care can be done by telehealth, since that is not addressed.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a physician-led, lab-based functional medicine approach to weight, diabetes risk or aging rather than a program centered only on a prescription, and you are comfortable asking for pricing and membership terms directly before you commit, since little of that is published upfront.

Sources: diabesitydoc.com, diabesitydoc.com/weightloss, diabesitydoc.com/longevity

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