Doctor4UClinic

About Doctor4UClinic

What is Doctor4UClinic?

Doctor4UClinic is mainly an urgent care and primary care practice serving the Bradenton community since 2014. Urgent care takes walk-ins or online bookings, and primary care needs an appointment. Medical weight loss is one of its services, alongside food sensitivity testing, nutritional counseling and chronic pain management. The clinic names Bradenton as its home and lists Sarasota, Anna Maria and Longboat Key alongside it. It does not publish a street address or hours. The main phone number is (941) 758-0205, and a nurse line is (941) 224-2987. Its nutritional counseling focuses on food and lifestyle rather than adding more medications.

Two physicians are named as prescribers. Dr. Lihini Dalzell, DO, is medical director and founder, is board certified in family medicine, and offers the medical weight loss program. Dr. Manelle Fernando, MD (DPH Lond. Eng.), is board certified in bariatric medicine. Her listed work covers anti-aging therapies, hormone optimization, cosmetic medicine and addiction treatment, and she uses bioidentical hormone therapy. Nursing and administrative staff are not listed as prescribers. The weight loss program names Tirzepatide and Semaglutide. Google shows the clinic at 4.3 from 374 reviews, in the category weight loss service.

What does it cost?

The weight loss program has a self-pay option starting at $396 per month, which includes the medication and monthly doctor visits. The other route is $165 per visit when insurance covers the medication. The clinic does not say whether medication is part of that $165 figure. Nutritional counseling may be covered by insurance for three visits. The clinic lists Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare, Aetna, Humana, United Health Care, Sunshine, Ambetter and VA insurance, and it takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. It does not publish a consultation fee, hormone therapy prices, or cancellation terms for the weight loss program. Billing questions go by email only, and the clinic asks patients not to call about them.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which doctor will prescribe and follow you. Dr. Dalzell offers the weight loss program and Dr. Fernando handles hormone care, so ask which of them you would see for each. Ask whether the $396 monthly fee stays the same if your medication or dose changes, and whether the medication is brand-name or compounded. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost on top of that. Ask how the program ends, how much notice cancellation requires, and whether any refund applies. If you are considering hormone therapy, ask for the price of the first visit and ongoing care. Finally, ask for the street address and hours, and whether visits can be done by telehealth, since none of that is published.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want urgent care, primary care and a physician-run weight loss program under one Bradenton practice, and you are willing to get the answers above before you pay. It is a weaker fit if you need the street address, hours, consultation fee or cancellation terms in writing before you call.

Sources: doctor4uclinic.com, doctor4uclinic.com/medical-weight-loss, doctor4uclinic.com/our-doctors

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