CU Medicine Weight Management CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center

About CU Medicine Weight Management CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center

What is CU Medicine Weight Management, CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center?

CU Medicine Weight Management is a weight management clinic inside the CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at 12348 E Montview Boulevard in Aurora, Colorado 80045. The phone number is (303) 724-9030. It is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and closed on weekends.

Six clinicians are listed as prescribers: Adam Gilden, MD, who is associate director, Jacinda Nicklas, MD, MPH/MSPH, John Michael Taormina, MD, Victoria Catenacci, MD, Mercedez Hernandez, MD, and Aimee Herbert, FNP, MSN, BSN. The main focus is physician-directed weight loss. The clinic also offers nutrition consults with registered dietitians, behavioral health, body composition and metabolism testing, and two group programs, My New Weigh and Weight Loss 4 Life. Its own description of the weight loss service reads: "Expertise in use of weight loss medications plus behavior modification." Visits can be in person or virtual, and it serves patients from across the state. Google reviews average 4.9 across 47 reviews. Hormone therapy is not among its services.

This listing is for its Aurora office at 1300 S Potomac St Suite 122.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. It accepts most insurances, but it recommends checking with your carrier, since the carrier's list of participating physicians is more current than the office's. Self-pay options and discounts are available to patients who qualify, and nutrition consults are eligible for Flex and HSA savings plans. If you are uninsured, call the billing office at (303) 493-7700 before your first visit, because posted prices may not match what you owe.

Weight Loss 4 Life is sold as a subscription with a 3 or 6-month term. Its virtual classes meet twice a month on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The subscription price is not published, and the clinic does not say whether medication is part of any program or how cancellation works.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs the prescription for any weight loss medication, and whether that same prescriber will see you for follow-up. The clinic does not name the medications it prescribes, so ask which ones apply to you and whether they are brand-name or compounded. Ask whether any program fee includes medication or bills it separately, and what follow-up visits and lab work cost.

For My New Weigh, the clinic's own materials give two lengths, 20 weeks and 16 weeks, and the program uses meal replacements. Ask which length applies, what it costs, and whether the meal replacement products are included. For Weight Loss 4 Life, ask how cancellation works during a 3 or 6-month term and whether any part of the fee is refunded. Also ask whether the BodPod and resting metabolic rate assessments are included in any program or charged separately.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want physician-directed weight loss in Aurora or by video, and you are ready to confirm the medication, the monthly cost, and the cancellation terms before you commit. If you need a published price before you call, or you are looking for hormone therapy, make the phone call first and ask.

Sources: cumedicine.us/locations/CU-Medicine-Weight-Management-CU-Anschutz-Health-and-Wellness-Center, cumedicine.us/health-insights/when-weight-becomes-a-barrier-to-care, cumedicine.us/health-insights/weight-management-programs-at-cu-medicine

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