Weight Loss & Wellness Center of Iowa
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What is Weight Loss & Wellness Center of Iowa?
Weight Loss & Wellness Center of Iowa is a practice run by a physician at 5901 Westown Parkway, Suite 260, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Teresa LaMasters, MD, is the prescriber the practice names. Its main focus is weight loss care, both surgical and medical. It offers gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery for obesity, along with weight loss medication and vitamins.
In its own words: "We offer weight loss medication with or without surgery."
The office is open Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. The phone number is 515-421-9355. It also points to a patient portal and to BariLearn. It does not name the medications it prescribes, and it does not say whether telehealth visits are offered.
This listing is for its West Des Moines office at 5901 Westown Pkwy #260.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. There is no consultation fee, no monthly rate, and no membership terms listed. It also does not say whether insurance is accepted, whether any price includes the medication, or whether financing or an HSA can be used.
Because the clinic offers both surgery and medication, ask for a separate quote for each path you are considering. Get the quote in writing before you schedule anything.
What should you ask before you book?
Start with the prescriber. Ask whether Teresa LaMasters, MD, writes your prescription or whether another clinician does. Then ask which medications the clinic uses, and whether each one is brand-name or compounded. Compounded medication comes from a pharmacy that mixes it rather than from the manufacturer, so the answer changes what you are paying for.
Next, ask whether any monthly fee includes the medication itself, or whether the drug is billed on top of it. Ask what the consultation, follow-up visits and lab work cost, and how often follow-up visits are scheduled. If you are considering surgery, ask what the surgery fee covers and what it does not.
Ask whether insurance is accepted, and whether telehealth is available. Ask how long the practice has been operating, since that is not stated. Finally, ask how cancellation works and whether there is a membership term you would be committing to.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want surgery or medication from a practice with a named physician, you can visit the West Des Moines office on weekdays, and you are willing to get prices and terms in writing before you pay anything. If you need a published price or a telehealth option, call first and ask.
Sources: weightlosswellnessiowa.com, weightlosswellnessiowa.com/contact
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Weight Loss & Wellness Center of Iowa’s own website on 2026-10-13. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “We offer weight loss medication with or without surgery.” 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.
Hours
Mon – Fri 8am – 4:30pm