Sunshine Medicine Associates

About Sunshine Medicine Associates

What is Sunshine Medicine Associates?

Sunshine Medicine Associates is a medical practice with four offices in the Tampa Bay area, in Westchase and Carrollwood (both in Tampa), Trinity, and Riverview/Brandon. Its main focus is allergy, immunology and neurology care. Weight management is one of its services, run as a Healthy Weight Management Program. Dr. Nauman Salim and Dr. Samia Malik are the two physicians it names, and no credentials are shown beside either name.

The weight program offers GLP-1 injections and semaglutide, and semaglutide is the only medication it names. Susana, a nurse who introduces herself as the program's nurse in charge, is the contact for enrollment. No physician is named for the program itself. Intake can be completed online or in person, and a plan follows only if a provider prescribes one. In its own words: "If you have any questions or would like to enroll, please feel free to reach out to me via call or text."

This listing is for its Tampa office at 13680 W Hillsborough Ave.

What does it cost?

The weight program has a starting price of $159 a month. Sunshine Medicine Associates does not say whether that covers the medication. Its home page also shows a starting price of $175 a month for personalized plans, so ask which figure applies to the program you would join. It does not publish a consultation fee.

The practice accepts most medical insurance plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, Ambetter and select HMO plans, and all PPO plans. Uninsured patients are welcome for cash services. It does not say whether weight loss visits are covered by insurance. It mentions self-pay rates but does not list them. It does not publish HSA or financing options, membership terms or cancellation terms.

What should you ask before you book?

Who writes the prescription, and what credentials does that person hold? Ask whether Dr. Salim or Dr. Malik oversees the program, since no physician is named for it.

Does the $159 starting price include semaglutide, or is the medication billed separately? Is it brand-name or compounded? What do the consultation, follow-up visits and lab work cost?

Can follow-up visits be done by video? The program mentions online and in-person options, but it does not say whether video visits are part of the plan.

Will the office check whether insurance covers any part of the program before you pay? What are the cancellation terms, and is there a minimum commitment? Call (813) 252-2375 and ask these questions before you book.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want weight management from a practice that also treats allergy and neurology patients, and you are willing to get the price, the medication and the prescriber confirmed in writing before you pay. If you need one all-in monthly price before you call, wait until Sunshine Medicine Associates publishes one.

Sources: sunshinemedicineassociates.com, sunshinemedicineassociates.com/weightmanagment

Services Offered

Location