Polaris Medical Group

About Polaris Medical Group

What is Polaris Medical Group?

Polaris Medical Group is a cash-pay practice at 1705 Lakeland Hills Blvd Ste 1 in Lakeland, Florida. Its phone number is 863-688-6051. Medical weight loss is the service it leads with, and it markets that program as Magarino Weight Loss. The practice also offers primary care, physicals and vitamin injections, so weight loss sits alongside general primary care rather than standing alone.

Two nurse practitioners are named as prescribers: Sandra George, A-APRN-BC (autonomous), and Jaison Joseph Luke, A-APRN FNP-BC (autonomous). Jaison is the clinical director and a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. The practice names no physician as a prescriber. The weight loss program lists Adipex, appetite suppressants and FDA approved GLP-1 medications among its options, prescribed when appropriate.

Existing patients are seen Monday through Thursday, 7 am to 9:50 am and 12 pm to 3:50 pm, and the office is closed Fridays. New patients are seen at 9:45 am Monday through Thursday. The practice has a 4.6 rating from 30 Google reviews. It does not state whether it offers telehealth, and it does not say how far beyond Lakeland it serves.

What does it cost?

The weight loss consultation is $200 for the first visit, then $80 a month. The practice says that fee covers the medical evaluation, an appetite suppressant or FDA approved GLP-1 prescription when appropriate, body composition analysis and a personalized plan. It does not say whether the medication is billed on top of the $80.

Primary care costs $100 for a new patient visit, with follow-up visits at $30. Physicals are $25 each. Vitamin injections run from $25 to $35: B12, Biotin and Glutathione are $25, and L-Carnitine, Lipo-Stat and NAD+ are $35. Everything is cash pay, since the practice does not take insurance. It does not publish membership or cancellation terms.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes and signs your prescription, and whether a physician supervises the nurse practitioners, since the practice describes its program as medically supervised. Ask whether the $80 monthly fee includes the medication, and whether the GLP-1 prescribed is brand-name or compounded. Ask what the monthly follow-up visits and any lab work cost on top of that fee.

Ask how you cancel the monthly plan and whether there is a minimum number of months. Ask whether telehealth is available and whether the practice sees patients from outside Lakeland. The practice says its team will "guide you through the program, explain requirements, and confirm you’re eligible before your visit," so ask what that check involves and whether it costs anything.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a cash-pay weight loss program with nurse practitioner prescribers, a regular in-person schedule in Lakeland, and you are comfortable asking how the medication is billed before you book. It may not suit you if you need a physician as your prescriber or telehealth visits, since neither is stated.

Sources: polarismedicalgroup.com, polarismedicalgroup.com/services

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