Sarasota Bay Clinic

About Sarasota Bay Clinic

What is Sarasota Bay Clinic?

Sarasota Bay Clinic is a primary care and internal medicine practice at 3920 Bee Ridge Road, Building E, Suite E, Sarasota, FL 34233. The phone number is (941) 777-0002. The physician the clinic names is Dr. Ehab Michael, MD, FACD, a board-certified internal medicine physician with 25+ years of clinical experience.

Primary care is the core of the practice. The clinic also lists ECG, exercise stress testing, extended Holter monitoring, spirometry, home sleep studies, remote blood pressure monitoring, laboratory work and women's health. Two of its services relate to your question: weight management, which it says uses GLP-1 and dual GLP-1/GIP agonist medications, and hormone replacement therapy. Telehealth visits are offered, and the clinic has a membership program for primary care. It does not list office hours.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. It says it takes almost all insurance plans, and it lists Medicare Advantage plans for 2026 that include Aetna, Humana and UnitedHealthcare.

Weight management works in three ways. Medicare patients can enroll in its Medicare Part D Bridge Program starting July 1, 2026, with a $50 copay cap for eligible patients. Private insurance gets preauthorization help only for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, confirmed by an evaluation at the clinic first. Patients who do not meet those criteria are moved to self-pay, which the clinic calls direct clinic pricing. In its own words: "If you do not have a diagnosis of OSA, we will not spend your time (or ours) on a PA that is likely to be rejected." It does not state the self-pay price, a membership fee, or whether medication is included in any price.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which GLP-1 medication would be prescribed, and whether it is brand-name or compounded. The clinic does not name a specific medication. Ask whether the self-pay price includes the medication and what the full monthly total comes to.

Ask who writes the prescription and who runs the sleep apnea evaluation. The clinic refers to sleep specialists but names only Dr. Michael as a physician. Ask what the in-house evaluation, follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether your plan covers GLP-1 medication with a sleep apnea diagnosis. Finally, ask how the membership works, how you cancel it, and what the office hours are.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want primary care that also covers weight management and hormone therapy, and you are willing to get a cash price in writing before you commit. It may frustrate you if you need a published price or a named medication before you call.

Sources: sarasotabayclinic.com, sarasotabayclinic.com/weight-management, sarasotabayclinic.com/services, sarasotabayclinic.com/insurances, sarasotabayclinic.com/memberships, sarasotabayclinic.com/providers

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