Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center
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What is Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center?
Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center is a naturopathic practice at 615 Water Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. The phone number is 831-477-1377. It has been open since 2009, and its office hours are Monday through Friday, 9am to 4:30pm. Its Google listing shows a 4.5 rating from 14 reviews. Naturopathic medicine is the core of the practice, and its services include weight loss, hormone therapy, B12 injections, nutritional IV therapy, platelet-rich plasma, integrative oncology, functional lab testing, breast thermography and regenerative facials.
Weight loss is one service among several. Its Complete Weight Loss & Metabolic Health Program uses GLP-1 agonists, a class of medication, alongside naturopathic plans, but it does not name any specific GLP-1 drug. Its hormone therapy covers bioidentical hormone replacement, which is custom-compounded for each patient, and testosterone replacement using bioidentical testosterone. It does not list peptide therapy.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices for weight loss or hormone therapy. It does not say whether a monthly fee includes medication, whether it accepts insurance, or whether it offers HSA use or financing. The one offer it makes is a free 15-minute introduction, which it describes as "just an opportunity to learn if our approach is right for you." That introduction carries no commitment, but the practice does not say what a full program costs once you book.
What should you ask before you book?
Start with who writes the prescription. Its weight loss care is supervised by licensed naturopathic doctors, and the hormone section mentions a physician evaluation, but the practice does not name the person who prescribes. Ask for that name. Then ask whether they are a medical doctor or a naturopathic doctor, and what that license allows them to prescribe in California.
Next, the money. Ask whether the monthly fee includes the medication, and if not, what the medication costs on its own. Ask which GLP-1 drug you would receive and whether it is brand-name or compounded. For hormone therapy, ask which prescriptions are compounded and where they are made.
Then the visits. Ask what follow-up appointments, monitoring and lab work cost. Ask whether any visit can be done by video, since the clinic does not say whether it offers telehealth. Ask how you cancel a program and what happens to money you have already paid. If peptide therapy is what you came for, ask about it directly.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want naturopathic care from a practice in Santa Cruz that has been open since 2009, and you are willing to get clear answers on the prescriber, the monthly total and the medication before you pay. It is a weaker fit if you need prices in writing before a first visit, or if peptide therapy is the main reason you are calling.
Sources: scnmc.com, scnmc.com/our-services, scnmc.com/our-services/weight-loss, scnmc.com/our-services/bioidentical-hormone-replacement
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center’s own website on 2026-10-12. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Complete Weight Loss & Metabolic Health Program” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Complete Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.
Hours
Monday – Friday 9am-4:30pm