Alega Health
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What is Alega Health?
Alega Health is a medical weight loss practice at 1400 Forest Glen Road Suite 335 in Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. It sits in the Physician Specialists Building attached to Holy Cross Hospital. The phone number is 240-531-2572. Dr. Tara Altepeter, MD, is the prescriber. She is an obesity medicine specialist, triple board certified in Obesity Medicine, General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology, and she spent 10 years at the FDA in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The practice treats both adults and children.
It offers adult and pediatric weight management, pediatric fatty liver treatment, body composition analysis, weight challenges related to ADHD or neurodivergence, weight management for LGBTQ+ patients, and telemedicine. The medications it names are semaglutide injection, tirzepatide injection, oral Wegovy (semaglutide), and non-GLP1 medications for weight loss. Office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with select evening and weekend hours by telehealth for established patients. Google rates the practice 5 from 8 reviews.
In its own words: "I view medical weight loss as a hybrid between traditional medical care and health coaching."
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. It does not say whether medication is included in any fee, whether it accepts insurance, or whether it offers financing, an HSA option or a membership. It does offer a free consultation, which you request online.
Ask for every number before you book, including what the medication costs on top of any visit fee.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes each prescription and whether you will see Dr. Altepeter at every follow-up visit. Ask whether any monthly fee includes the medication, and if it does not, what the medication costs. The practice has a section on compounded medications, so ask whether each drug you would receive is brand-name or compounded, and how the prices differ.
Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether labs are drawn at the office. Virtual follow-up is offered only to established patients in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC, so ask whether a new patient can start by video. Every patient must have an identified primary care physician, and Dr. Altepeter coordinates with that doctor, so ask whether you need one before you book. Finally, ask how cancellation works and whether missed visits carry a fee.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want in-person care from a physician who specializes in obesity medicine, you have or can name a primary care doctor, and you want full prices in writing before you commit. It also suits parents looking for pediatric weight care, and adults in Maryland, Virginia or Washington DC who expect to become established patients and want follow-up visits by video.
Sources: alega-health.com, alega-health.com/weight-loss-services, alega-health.com/weight-loss-services/adult-weight-management, alega-health.com/weight-loss-services/telemedicine
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Alega Health’s own website on 2026-10-11. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “prescription of FDA-approved medications for weight management (if medically appropriate and desired)” 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
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday* - 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.