Virtual Weight Management
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What is Virtual Weight Management?
Virtual Weight Management is an online weight loss and weight management practice based in Livonia, Michigan, run by Samer Kafelghazal, MD, who patients call Dr. Sam. He is listed as a board-certified internist and is the medical director and prescriber for the practice. Everything runs by telehealth, through phone or video visits, a secure patient portal, and a mobile app, with medication shipped by mail after a consultation. The practice sees patients in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, and Texas, and it offers a weight loss program, a weight maintenance program for people who have already reached their goal, and pre- and post-bariatric surgery support programs, along with the medication itself. It describes offering FDA approved prescription medications, including appetite suppressants and weight loss injections, chosen based on Dr. Sam's recommendation after your consultation, but it does not name specific drugs or brands. The practice is a subsidiary of Middlebelt Medical Center, PLC, a Livonia weight management center that also offers Botox, fillers, and laser treatments, though those services are not part of Virtual Weight Management itself.
What does it cost?
No prices are published for the weight loss program, the maintenance program, or the bariatric support programs. The initial phone consultation with Dr. Sam is free. The FAQ page directs patients to a services and programs page for costs and associated pricing, but that pricing is not given in what is publicly posted. If you cancel, the practice asks for two weeks' notice before your renewal date, and it says refunds for services not rendered, or charges made in error, are processed within 24 hours of a request. Whether medication cost is separate from any program fee is not stated.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask what the weight loss program actually costs per month before you do the free consultation, since pricing is not posted anywhere public. Ask whether that price includes the medication itself, or whether medication is billed separately. Ask whether any injectable or appetite suppressant prescribed would be a brand-name drug or a compounded version, since the practice does not specify this. Ask whether Dr. Sam is the one who will review your case and sign off on medication, since he is the only prescriber named. Ask whether your insurance can be used toward any part of the visits or medication, since that is not addressed. If you are using this as a pre-bariatric surgery program, ask how the three-to-six month duration your surgeon requires lines up with the billing cycle and cancellation terms.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you live in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, or Texas, are comfortable managing a weight loss program entirely online, and want a free initial consultation before committing to anything. It makes less sense if you want clear pricing up front or need to know insurance coverage before you call, since neither is spelled out, and you will need to ask directly.
Sources: virtualweightmanagement.com
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What we confirmed
Read off Virtual Weight Management’s own website on 2026-10-10. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “We offer several FDA approved prescription medications that include appetite suppressants and other medications designed to boost your metabolism, including new weight loss injections that treat the obesity disease process based on Dr. Sam’s recommendation.” 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.