Stormont Vail Weight Management Center
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What is the Stormont Vail Weight Management Center?
The Stormont Vail Weight Management Center is a hospital-based weight management program run through Stormont Vail Health. It is offered in Topeka and Manhattan, Kansas. Its main service is medical weight loss with prescription medication, and it also offers bariatric weight loss surgery, diet and nutrition counseling, and education. On Google it holds a 5 rating from 154 reviews.
The program says it can prescribe medications from two groups. The stimulant group includes phentermine (Adipex-P, Suprenza), phentermine and topiramate extended-release (Qsymia), phendimetrazine, diethylpropion (Tenuate) and Vyvanse. The non-stimulant group includes tirzepatide (Zepbound/Mounjaro), semaglutide (Wegovy/Ozempic), liraglutide (Saxenda/Victoza) and naltrexone and bupropion extended-release (Contrave). In its own words: "We can prescribe FDA-approved medications to help your weight loss efforts when implementing lifestyle changes."
The program names two physicians, Partha Bhurtel, MD and Wael Khreiss, MD, both Mayo Clinic trained bariatric surgeons. The program does not say which physician, if either, writes the medical weight loss prescriptions. Amber Groeling, RD, is the metabolic and bariatric surgery manager. She is a registered dietitian and is not named as a prescriber.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. It does not give a consultation fee, and it does not say whether medication is part of any price. Nothing is listed about HSA use, financing, or membership terms. The program works with insurance and describes its criteria: insurance requires a BMI of 30 or higher, or a BMI of 27 or higher with a health-related condition such as fatty liver, high blood pressure or diabetes. Whether a patient without that coverage can pay a set cash rate is not stated. Call (785) 270-0056 and ask for the full cash price before you book.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask which physician writes the prescription for medical weight loss, and whether you will see that person in person. Ask whether your own doctor must refer you first, since the program's wording asks patients to contact their provider for a referral.
Ask whether the medication is included in any monthly price or billed separately, and whether the drugs are the brand-name products listed or another version. Ask what follow-up visits, lab work and nutrition sessions cost, and whether the education and counseling sessions are billed on their own.
Ask whether any part of the program can be done by video, since it does not say. Ask for the hours at the Topeka and Manhattan locations, because none are listed. Finally, ask how cancellation works and whether you pay per visit or by membership. The online inquiry form says someone will contact you within 2 weeks, so ask whether a phone call can happen sooner.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a hospital-based program with prescription options in Topeka or Manhattan, and you are willing to get a written price before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you need prices, video visits or posted hours before you call, since none of those are published.
Sources: stormontvail.org/specialtycare/weight-management, stormontvail.org/specialtycare/weight-management/bariatric-surgery
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What we confirmed
Read off Stormont Vail Weight Management Center’s own website on 2026-10-15. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Medical Weight Loss” 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.