MercyOne Des Moines Weight Management Center

About MercyOne Des Moines Weight Management Center

What is MercyOne Des Moines Weight Management Center?

MercyOne Des Moines Weight Management Center is a weight management practice at 5901 Westown Parkway, Suite 230, in West Des Moines, IA 50266. The phone number is 515-358-9300. The center is listed as a department of MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. The providers listed for this location are Joel Rand, PA-C, Mark Smolik, MD, Stephen Hoelscher, MD, and Kara Thompson, DO.

The center offers medical weight management, including physician-guided weight loss programs and medication-assisted weight management when appropriate. It also offers bariatric surgery for adults, with gastric bypass, gastric sleeve, and adjustable gastric band listed as procedures performed at MercyOne medical center locations. Nutrition sessions with registered dietitians, lifelong follow-up care, and telehealth visits are also available. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30am to 4:30pm, and Friday, 8:00am to 12:00pm. Google lists it as a weight loss service with a 4.7 rating from 6 reviews. In its own words: "Services are available by appointment only, and no referral is required to get started."

This listing is for its West Des Moines office at 5901 Westown Pkwy #230.

What does it cost?

The clinic does not publish prices, a consultation fee, or a program fee. It does not say whether it accepts insurance, whether it takes cash, membership payments, or financing, or whether medication is included in any monthly price. MercyOne's general weight loss information says coverage varies and that its team can help with options. That is not the same as saying this office accepts your plan. MercyOne's website also links to Price Estimates and Price Transparency sections, which may hold more detail. Ask the office for numbers before you book.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who will write your prescription and whether you will see the same provider at each visit. Ask whether any monthly or program fee includes medication, or whether medication is billed separately. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded. MercyOne's general weight loss information names some medications, but this location's listing does not, so ask which ones this office prescribes.

Ask what follow-up visits, lab work, and nutrition sessions cost, and whether they are billed on top of the program. If you are considering surgery, ask what the consultation, the surgeon, and the facility will each charge. Finally, ask how to cancel or pause a program and whether you sign any agreement before you start.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want medical weight management and bariatric surgery options under one MercyOne program, and you are comfortable booking by appointment or starting with a telehealth visit. It is a harder fit if you need a price before you call, since none is published.

Sources: mercyone.org/location/mercyone-des-moines-weight-management-center

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