Bethel Family Medicine

About Bethel Family Medicine

What is Bethel Family Medicine?

Bethel Family Medicine is a family practice in Brockton, Massachusetts, founded in 1990, at 111 Torrey St. It is not a weight loss clinic or a hormone clinic by trade. It is a general family medicine office, run by Douglas R. Grogan, MD, FAAFP, NCMP, along with Jennifer Hall Difalco, MD, and nurse practitioners Susan Andrea, FNP, Jennifer Karoul, FNP, and Debbie Poche, FNP-BC. Alongside pediatrics, diabetes care, Pap smears, and sick visits, it runs a weight loss program and offers hormone replacement therapy for menopause.

The weight loss program uses Metagenics, a structured 12 week plan built around nutrition and supplements rather than a prescription weight loss drug. It includes a clinical evaluation up front, with lab work, a physical exam, and a review of weight history, followed by ongoing nutritional counseling. There is also a referral arrangement with a nearby fitness business for patients who want structured exercise support. The hormone replacement therapy is handled through what the practice calls its Center for Women's Wellness, and Dr. Grogan is described as a certified menopause specialist. The practice says it offers both pharmaceutical and compounded bioidentical hormone options, available as a patch, a cream, or a pill. Gabapentin is mentioned as one option sometimes used for hot flashes outside of hormone therapy itself. The practice also offers Botox and cosmetic fillers, and says Dr. Hall Difalco speaks French.

What does it cost?

No prices are published for the weight loss program, the hormone replacement therapy, or an office visit. The practice says it accepts most major insurance plans, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Fallon Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Health Plan, and United Health Care, which suggests at least part of a visit may run through insurance rather than being cash pay only. Nothing is said about a membership structure, a program fee, or what happens if you want to stop partway through the 12 week plan.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether a visit for weight loss or hormone therapy is billed through your insurance or charged directly, and get a number before you commit to the Metagenics program. Ask what the 12 week plan costs in total, whether supplements are billed separately, and whether lab work is included or added on. For hormone replacement therapy, ask whether you would be prescribed a pharmaceutical hormone or a compounded bioidentical one, since those are handled differently by pharmacies and sometimes priced differently. Ask which provider would be managing your care directly, since the prescriber list includes both physicians and nurse practitioners.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want weight loss or menopause hormone care handled inside an ordinary family medicine relationship, with the same practice managing your blood pressure, your labs, and your prescriptions, rather than a separate telehealth or spa style operation. It is probably not the right stop if you are looking specifically for GLP-1 prescribing or a program built around a named weight loss drug, since the published program centers on a nutrition and supplement plan instead.

Sources: bethelfamilymedicine.com, bethelfamilymedicine.com/services/hormone-replacement-therapy, bethelfamilymedicine.com/services/weight-loss

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Monday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday Closed Closed Sunday Closed Closed

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