Healthy Heights Clinic

About Healthy Heights Clinic

What is Healthy Heights Clinic?

Healthy Heights Clinic is a direct primary care practice at 100 Corporate Drive B-104 in Trumbull, CT. Patients pay a membership fee for ongoing care instead of billing each visit to insurance. Dr. Niurka Visconti is the physician who prescribes. She is board-certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, received her medical degree from Touro Medical College, and completed an internal medicine residency at Stamford Hospital.

Beyond primary care, the practice lists chronic care management, women's health services such as Pap smears and post-menopausal care, care for visiting family members, and a weight loss program. The weight loss program gets one line, with nothing about what it involves. Google lists the business with a 5 rating from 2 reviews, under the category Weight loss service. In its own words: "Dr. Visconti limits her patient panel. This allows her to dedicate more time to the patients."

The clinic does not list office hours or say whether it offers telehealth. It does say patients can call or text Dr. Visconti directly, and that it offers same or next day appointments.

What does it cost?

Membership starts with a first visit fee of $250. After that, the monthly fee is $100 for patients 18 to 39 and $125 for patients 40 to 100. The fee can be paid monthly, quarterly or annually, and paying a full year in advance takes 10% off. Membership includes unlimited visits, a 60-minute physical exam, annual labs and in-office blood draws, among other services. Patients who are not members pay $150 for a brief visit about one concern, $300 for a standard visit covering up to three concerns, and $450 for a full physical exam and labs.

Lab work is listed at discounted prices, such as $6 for cortisol and $4 for a lipid panel. Its medication list shows a clinic price beside a retail price, but the clinic price is for a quantity of 1000 and the retail price is for 90, so compare like with like. The banner says it accepts Traditional Medicare and credit cards, while the practice also says it operates independently of insurance. If you cancel, the annual fee is prorated under its Patient Agreement. It does not publish weight loss prices, and it does not say whether medication is included.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask what the weight loss program involves at each visit and who prescribes any weight loss medication. The clinic does not name a weight loss medication, so ask which one is used and whether it is brand-name or compounded. Ask whether the monthly fee covers medication, and whether prescriptions are filled through the clinic or a pharmacy you choose. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost once you enroll.

Ask whether telehealth is available, what the office hours are, and how long the practice has been open, since none of those are listed. If you have Traditional Medicare, ask how it works alongside the membership fee. Ask to read the Patient Agreement before you pay, and how the prorated annual fee is calculated if you leave partway through the year.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a physician you can reach directly for ongoing primary care and you are comfortable paying a membership fee. If weight loss is the main reason you are calling, get the program's price, medication details and a description of what it involves in writing before you book.

Sources: healthyheightsclinics.com, healthyheightsclinics.com/primary-care-membership, healthyheightsclinics.com/membership, healthyheightsclinics.com/about, healthyheightsclinics.com/faqs

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