Transition Medical Weight Loss

About Transition Medical Weight Loss

What is Transition Medical Weight Loss?

Transition Medical Weight Loss is a medically supervised weight loss practice at 22 Main Street, Salem, NH 03079. It has served the Salem community for more than 30 years. Dr. Azar Korbey is the medical director. Joseph Zucchi, PA-C, and Ninah Izbicki, APRN, FNP-BC, MSN, also prescribe. The practice lists five programs: Medically Supervised Weight Loss, an In-person Program, a Virtual Program, a Core Medical Weight-Loss Program, and Transition Anywhere. It uses semaglutide, sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic, and tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro.

Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, and Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30am to 7:00pm. It is closed on weekends. Its first visit runs in four steps: meeting your provider, discussing your goals, reviewing your options, and building a plan together. Google shows it at 4.9 from 53 reviews.

This listing is for its Salem office at 22 Main St.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. The first step is a free medical evaluation, which you book through its website. It accepts Medicare, including several Medicare Advantage plans, and most major commercial plans, among them Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Ambetter and Mass General Brigham Health Plans. In its own words: "Coverage varies by plan. We’ll confirm your benefits before your first visit."

It also mentions a private-pay option, which it calls its legacy option, alongside bundled programs that include healthy meal options and a free gym membership. It does not publish what any of these cost, and it does not say whether medication is included in any price.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription and who you will see at follow-up visits. Ask whether the program price includes the medication, and whether the medication is the brand-name product or a different version. Ask whether the virtual program costs the same as in-person, and which states its telehealth covers, since it does not say. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether your plan covers them. If you have insurance, ask whether your plan covers the medication itself. Finally, ask how you cancel and whether there is a fee.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you live near Salem, NH or can use the virtual program, you want a medically supervised program with named prescribers, and you are ready to get the cost of the medication and follow-up in writing before you start. It is worth calling if you have one of the listed insurance plans and want to find out what it covers.

Sources: transitionsalem.com, transitionsalem.com/weight-loss-medications

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