Avena Comprehensive Care
Verified listingAbout Avena Comprehensive Care
What is Avena?
Avena is a direct primary care and wellness practice in Mandeville, Louisiana, on the Northshore. Primary care is the core of the practice, with medical weight loss, hormone optimization, peptide therapy and longevity care offered alongside it. Avena was founded by nurse practitioners Jessica Bosch Bordelon and Dr. Alison Thornhill, who together report more than 42 years of combined clinical experience.
Beyond those four programs, the clinic offers body composition analysis on an InBody 380, sexual health care, self-pay primary care, aesthetic injections, an IV menu with IV memberships, and telemedicine. It names two partner businesses, Skin Renewed Esthetics and JNC Massage Therapy. It does not name any specific medication. Google lists it at 4.8 from 18 reviews.
Telemedicine is offered across Louisiana. In its own words: "Avena offers telemedicine visits across Louisiana, giving you access to the same unhurried, personalized approach from wherever you are." Telehealth covers follow-up visits, virtual consultations for medical weight loss, and hormone therapy check-ins with lab reviews. It does not publish a street address or office hours.
This listing is for its Mandeville office at 2900 E Causeway Approach Ste E.
What does it cost?
The only prices shown are for direct primary care memberships. The Essential plan is $99 a month and the Plus plan is $129 a month. A Family plan is listed, but no price appears for it. The membership is described as including predictable primary care access, longer visits, virtual care, preventive services and chronic disease management.
It does not publish prices for medical weight loss, hormone therapy, peptide therapy, longevity care or IV services. No consultation fee is stated. It does not say whether it accepts insurance, whether the monthly fee covers medication, or how membership cancellation works. Call (985) 231-2515 and ask about each of these before you book.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes the prescription for weight loss or hormone care, and how often you would see that provider. Ask whether a membership fee covers any medication or whether drugs are billed separately. If a medication is offered, ask whether it is brand-name or compounded, and what it costs.
Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether either is included in a membership. Ask how the Family plan is priced, how a membership is cancelled, and whether there is a minimum commitment. Ask whether insurance or an HSA card is accepted, and ask for the street address and office hours, since neither is published.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want one ongoing relationship with a primary care provider and are comfortable paying a monthly membership for it. It may also suit you if you want weight loss or hormone check-ins by video from anywhere in Louisiana. It is a harder fit if you need a street address, posted prices for each service, or a clear answer on insurance before you call.
Sources: avenacomprehensivecare.com
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Avena Comprehensive Care’s own website on 2026-10-14. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Medically supervised weight loss with personalized treatment, follow-up, and accountability.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Personalized hormone care for women and men, guided by lab testing and ongoing monitoring.” source
- ✓Peptide therapy — listed on their site as “Individualized protocols designed around recovery, performance, metabolic support, and healthy aging.” source
- ✓Longevity / anti-aging — listed on their site as “Longevity & Anti-Aging” source