The Center for Optimal Health
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What is The Center for Optimal Health?
The Center for Optimal Health is a physician-run practice at 1520 Ramblewood Dr, East Lansing, MI 48823, open since February of 2006. Its prescribers are Dr. David Pawsat, D.O. and Dr. Alicia Williams, D.O. Its approach is called functional, holistic and integrative medicine. It has a 4.6 rating on Google from 24 reviews and is listed as a medical clinic. It is open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and closed Friday through Sunday. The phone number is (517) 324-9400.
Its services are primary care, physician-guided weight management, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, men's and women's health and wellness, thyroid health, preventive cardiology, prolotherapy, platelet-rich plasma, carotid intima-media thickness testing, and neurofeedback with ONDAMED. Weight management and hormone therapy are the two that match what most readers are looking for. It does not list peptide therapy. Its street address is in East Lansing, but its writing for Grand Rapids patients describes the drive to East Lansing, and it names a long list of Michigan towns it serves, from Lansing and Okemos to Jackson and Howell.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. It gives no consultation fee, does not say whether insurance is accepted, and does not say whether medication is included in its weight management program or hormone therapy. It also gives no membership, financing or cancellation terms. Before booking, ask for the full cost of a first visit, including the consultation, any blood work and any medication.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes the prescription. Dr. Pawsat and Dr. Williams are listed as its prescribers, so ask which of them would manage your care.
For hormone therapy, its hormones are described as "compounded, or specially made for you, by a compounding pharmacy." Ask which pharmacy fills them and what each month costs.
For weight management, no medication is named. In its own words: "Our guided weight loss program focuses on choosing the right foods, adding more movement into a daily routine, decreasing stress levels, and bettering sleep habits." Ask whether any medication is part of the program and whether it is in the monthly fee.
Visits are described only as every two to four, with no unit of time given. Ask for the interval in weeks, and what follow-up visits and lab work cost. It does not say whether follow-ups can be done remotely, which matters if you are driving in from Grand Rapids. Finally, ask whether it bills insurance at all, and how you cancel a program and whether a fee applies.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want an in-person, physician-run office in East Lansing, or can make the drive, and you are ready to get prices, medication details and cancellation terms in writing before you pay. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price list or telehealth follow-ups, since neither is stated.
Sources: cfohealth.com, cfohealth.com/physician-guided-weight-management-programs, cfohealth.com/bio-identical-hormone-replacement-therapy, cfohealth.com/our-team, cfohealth.com/about-us
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off The Center for Optimal Health’s own website on 2026-10-13. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “physician-guided weight management program” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy in East Lansing, mi” source
- ✓Longevity / anti-aging — listed on their site as “Anti-aging medicine and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy has tremendously advanced in recent years” source
Hours
Mon - Thu 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Fri - Sun Closed