The Preventive Medicine Center of Gainesville

About The Preventive Medicine Center of Gainesville

What is The Preventive Medicine Center of Gainesville?

The Preventive Medicine Center of Gainesville is a medical office at 905 NW 56th Terrace, Ste. B, Gainesville, FL 32605. It was established in March 2000 by Dr. Robert A. Erickson, M.D., who is the medical director and the physician patients see for consultations and periodic visits. He lists board certification in family practice, awarded in 1979. The Center offers the evaluation and treatment of most non-emergency medical problems, including physicals, pelvic exams and pap smears, sports medicine consultations and nutritional counseling. It also offers natural bio-identical hormonal replacement therapies for men and women, and a physician-supervised weight-loss program that uses hCG and Releana. It does not name peptide therapy or longevity medicine.

The Center leans on nutrition. In its own words: "At the Center we take a nutritional approach to health and healing, rather than prescribing drugs whenever possible." Its service list also includes hair analysis of toxic and nutrient elements, kinesthetic testing of acupuncture meridians, heavy metal detoxification with I.V. EDTA or DMPS, and IV vitamin C. Breast thermography is run through Gainesville Thermography, LLC, which is owned by Judith A. Erickson. Google lists the Center as a medical center with a 5 rating from 4 reviews.

What does it cost?

It is cash pay only. It does not accept insurance as payment, but it gives a coded superbill at checkout so you can seek reimbursement from your insurer. The initial consultation costs between $195 and $250. Releana costs $250 a bottle for a one-month supply, and that price is for the medication itself. In the weight-loss program, the weekly Methylcobalamine (B12) shots and the weekly nursing weight and blood pressure checks carry no extra charge. Periodic visits with Dr. Erickson are billed at its customary office visit rate, which it does not state as a figure.

It does not say whether the Releana price covers the consultation or lab work. It does not publish prices for hormone replacement therapy. It does not mention financing, membership terms or cancellation.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether the $250 Releana price covers the consultation, the lab work and the periodic visits, and what each of those costs when it does not. Ask whether the hCG program is still taking new patients, since its write-up is dated 2021. Ask how the program fits with the FDA position the article describes, that there is no evidence to support hCG as a weight-loss aid. Ask who supplies the Releana and whether it is the manufacturer's product. Ask whether Dr. Erickson personally signs hormone prescriptions. Ask what the clinical basis is for the hair analysis and acupuncture meridian testing on the list. Ask whether any visit can be done by video, since it does not mention telehealth. Ask how membership, cancellation and payment terms work, since it does not publish them.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want in-person care from a doctor board certified in family practice, you are comfortable paying cash, and you are considering its hCG program or hormone therapy and want the answers above before you book. It is less likely to suit someone looking for peptide therapy or longevity medicine, since it does not name either.

Sources: prevent-doc.com, prevent-doc.com/services-2, prevent-doc.com/2021/12/04/a-novel-approach-to-weight-loss-the-hcg-diet-robert-a-erickson-m-d, prevent-doc.com/insurance-and-fees, prevent-doc.com/contact-us-2

Services Offered

Hours

The Center is open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M and on Friday 9:00am-4:00pm.

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