Maryland Weight Care

About Maryland Weight Care

What is Maryland Weight Care?

Maryland Weight Care is a physician-led medical weight care practice at 8850 Stanford Blvd, Suite 2400, in Columbia, Maryland. It lists eight services: medical weight care, nutrition counseling and meal planning support, metabolic health concerns, insulin resistance and pre-diabetes, PCOS and hormonal weight changes, menopause-related weight changes, GLP-1 medication management, and long-term weight maintenance. It names semaglutide and tirzepatide among its medications and says it prescribes FDA-approved weight-loss medications when medically appropriate.

Dr. Christina Parisi, the founder and medical director, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Kara Vielandi, DNP, FNP-C, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who specializes in bariatric medicine. Jody Engel, MA, RDN, is a registered dietitian on the team, and Lashae Sawyer is a medical assistant. The practice has a 5 rating on Google from 41 reviews. The first intake visit is in person, and after that patients may switch to tele-visits.

What does it cost?

The first visit is listed at $350 under the name First Visit for Weight Care, and pricing is per visit. The clinic does not say whether medication is included in visit prices, and it does not publish medication costs. It says most major insurance plans are accepted in-network. It does not mention financing or a membership plan. The one fee it states is a $50 cancellation charge for a no-show or for a cancellation within 24 hours of the scheduled appointment.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who will sign your prescription and how often you will see that person in the first few months. Ask whether the visit price includes the medication, and what the medication costs on its own. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and how often you will need them. Ask which of your insurance plans are in-network, and what a visit would cost you if your plan does not cover it. Ask whether hormone or peptide therapy is offered, since the clinic does not list either as its own service. Ask for office hours, because none are listed.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you live in or near the Greater Baltimore region, including Baltimore, Ellicott City, Columbia, Bowie, Upper Marlboro, Annapolis, or Towson. It also fits if you want a physician-supervised plan that may include GLP-1 medication and you can make an in-person first visit in Columbia. If you are looking for hormone or peptide therapy as a separate program, ask before you book.

Sources: mdweightcare.com, mdweightcare.com/faq, mdweightcare.com/about, mdweightcare.com/when-do-you-stop-weight-loss-medication, mdweightcare.com/proven-weight-loss-more-than-a-scale-number, mdweightcare.com/ourteam

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