Healtopia

About Healtopia

What is Healtopia?

Healtopia is a primary care practice at 2614 Chapel Lake Drive in Gambrills, Maryland. The phone number is 410-774-6678. Primary care is the main business. Medical weight loss is one of four services, alongside Direct Primary Care, Insurance-Based Care, and Concierge Medicine.

Dr. Gashaw Adugna, MD, is dual board-certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. Malefiya Kenea, FNP-C, is a Family Nurse Practitioner. Both are listed as prescribers. The weight loss program includes a medical evaluation, nutrition guidance, body composition analysis, metabolic testing when appropriate, and ongoing monitoring. In its own words: "Prescription treatment may be considered when clinically appropriate and combined with ongoing monitoring." The weight-loss medications are not named.

Acute visits for non-emergency concerns can be in person or by telehealth. The Google listing shows a 5 rating from 47 reviews. No hours are listed, and the practice does not say how long it has been open.

What does it cost?

Medical weight loss has two published prices. The initial evaluation and consultation is $300, and follow-up visits every 4 weeks are $75. Medications, additional tests, and lab work are extra if insurance does not cover them. No total program price is published, and prices may change without notice.

The other services are priced separately. Direct Primary Care is $75 a month for an individual with a $100 enrollment fee, or $130 a month for an individual plus spouse with a $150 enrollment fee. Concierge Medicine is $200 a month, $550 for three months, $1100 for six months, or $2000 a year, with 25% off for immediate family members. Insurance-Based Care accepts many major plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, and most commercial plans, and offers self-pay options. Ask the office to confirm your coverage before a visit.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the weight-loss prescriptions. Healtopia lists Dr. Adugna and Malefiya Kenea among its clinicians but does not say which of them prescribes within the program. Ask which medications are offered and whether they are brand-name or compounded, since neither is named. Ask what medication and lab work typically add to the $75 follow-up each month.

Ask whether there is a commitment period and how cancellation works, since no terms are published for the weight loss program. Ask whether any weight-loss visits fall under your insurance, because coverage varies by service, plan, and medical need. Ask for office hours too, since none are listed.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a primary care practice that also runs medical weight loss, and you can cover the $300 starting visit, the $75 follow-ups, and the medication and lab costs on top of those. It is a harder call if you need a published total price or written cancellation terms before you commit, since neither is listed.

Sources: healtopiamed.com, healtopiamed.com/medical-weight-loss, healtopiamed.com/pricing, healtopiamed.com/insurance, healtopiamed.com/insurance-based-primary-care

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