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What is Optimal Health Medical?

Optimal Health Medical is a physician-run integrative practice at 111 High Ridge Rd., Stamford, CT 06905. The phone number is 203-348-8805. Dr. Henry C. Sobo, M.D., is the Director of Optimal Health Medical, LLC, and he is the only prescriber named. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn in 1985, and he was first board-certified by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine in 1990.

Medical weight loss is the first service on its list. The practice also offers peptide therapy, hormone therapy for women and men, anti-aging medicine, IV vitamins, PRP treatments, allergy testing, and care for thyroid, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and irritable bowel. The weight loss program names semaglutide and tirzepatide, along with Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro. Virtual consultations may be available to eligible patients. Its stated service area covers Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Westport, Fairfield County and lower Connecticut. On Google it has a 4.8 rating from 20 reviews. No opening hours are listed.

This listing is for its Stamford office at 111 High Ridge Rd.

What does it cost?

Optimal Health Medical does not publish prices. It gives no consultation fee, does not say whether medication is included in any price, and does not say whether it accepts insurance. No financing, HSA or membership terms appear either. Call 203-348-8805 before you book and ask for the consultation fee and a written estimate of the total cost of the first course of treatment.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether the medication is included in any monthly fee, or whether the price covers visits only. Ask whether the medication is a brand-name product or a compounded version. The practice names Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro, but it does not say which form you would receive. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, how you cancel, and whether there is a fee for stopping. Ask whether they accept insurance at all.

Ask about the extras too. The weight loss material mentions meal replacements, nutritional supplements and other appetite-suppressant medications as possible add-ons. Ask which of these would be recommended and what each costs. Ask what makes a patient eligible for a virtual visit and who reviews dosing between visits. If peptides interest you, ask which one is proposed and whether that use is established. In its own words: "some applications remain investigational and should not be interpreted as established clinical benefits."

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want physician-led medical weight loss with GLP-1 medications and you are ready to ask about cost and the form of the medication before you commit. If peptides or anti-aging care is your main interest, get the investigational questions answered first.

Sources: drsobo.com, drsobo.com/glp-1-weight-loss, drsobo.com/medical-weight-loss

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