Saint Joseph Wellness & Weight Management
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What is Saint Joseph Wellness & Weight Management?
Saint Joseph Wellness & Weight Management is a weight loss practice within Saint Joseph Health System, which is based in South Bend, Indiana. It has offices in Mishawaka, Elkhart and Plymouth. A March 2024 announcement covered the two newer offices, in Elkhart and Plymouth, which serve Elkhart and Marshall Counties. Gina Verteramo, NP, is the prescriber for the medical weight loss program. Eric Knapp, DO, FACOS, a bariatric surgeon, is named in that 2024 announcement.
The practice offers two services, Medical Weight Loss and Surgical Weight Loss. The medical program includes regular visits for evaluation and health coaching, weekly weight and blood pressure checks, meal replacement products or supplements, periodic blood tests, and weight loss medications or medication adjustments as needed. The medications are not named. The surgical side describes laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Google shows a 4.4 rating from 34 reviews.
This listing is for its Plymouth office at 1915 Lake Ave., ER Entrance.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices, a consultation fee, or whether insurance is accepted. Its weight loss pages do not say whether medication is part of any program fee. The health system's footer links to a Get an Estimate page and a Price Transparency page, so those are the place to start. For the numbers themselves, call 574-335-4700.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who signs your prescription and how often you will see Gina Verteramo, NP. Ask whether the monthly fee includes medication, and whether any medication is brand-name or compounded. The clinic's blog says FDA-approved medications may be prescribed, but it does not name any. Ask what blood tests, follow-up visits and meal replacement products cost on top of the program. The clinic does not say whether visits can be done by video, so ask that directly. Ask about cancellation terms and whether there is a contract length. Online listings show a Mishawaka address that differs from the Day Road address on the clinic's page, so confirm where your visit will take place. If you are considering surgery, ask how the starting criteria apply to you and what the procedure and follow-up cost.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a medically supervised weight loss program with regular checks and a nurse practitioner prescribing, and you can get a written price before you commit. If you are looking at surgery, check whether you meet the starting points the surgical page lists: a BMI of 40 or higher, or 35 or higher with diabetes, high blood pressure, or sleep apnea.
Sources: sjmed.com/services/wwm, sjmed.com/services/wellness-and-weight-management/medical-weight-loss-program, sjmed.com/press-releases/saint-joseph-wellness-weight-management-media-open-house, sjmed.com/press-releases/saint-joseph-wellness-weight-management-expands-elkhart-and-marshall-counties
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Saint Joseph Wellness & Weight Management’s own website on 2026-10-17. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Weight loss medications or medication adjustments as needed” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.