Prime Surgicare

About Prime Surgicare

What is Prime Surgicare?

Prime Surgicare is a surgical practice with offices in Freehold, Jackson, Old Bridge and Toms River, New Jersey. Surgery is its main work: gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, bariatric revision, and minimally invasive laparoscopic hernia and gallbladder surgery. Weight loss medication is one of its four listed services. Dr. Seun Sowemimo, FACS, MBA, MD, leads the practice and is the physician named as prescriber for its medication program. He has more than 15 years of obesity treatment and GI surgery experience, and the practice is affiliated with CentraState Healthcare System and Hackensack Meridian Health. Google shows a 5 rating from 371 reviews. The phone number is 732-761-1740.

The medication program offers tirzepatide and semaglutide on a self-pay basis. The practice describes the medication as hassle-free and says it is administered in a clinical setting. Past, present and new patients are invited to enroll. Enrollees also get lifetime access to a four-module online course called Dr. Seun's Weight Loss Plan. The towns served run from Brick and Howell to Parlin and Millstone.

What does it cost?

Prime Surgicare does not publish prices for its weight loss medication. It does not say whether the medication is included in any price, and it publishes no consultation fee or membership terms. It describes the medication as self-pay, but it does not say whether insurance is accepted for it. The one dollar figure on its medication page is the $720 value the clinic places on the course that comes with enrollment, not the cost of the medication.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the prescription. Dr. Sowemimo is the named prescriber and oversees the medication, so ask how often you would see him and whether any visits can happen by telehealth, which the practice does not address. Ask whether a monthly fee, if there is one, includes the medication, and whether the medication is brand-name or compounded. Ask what the consultation, follow-up visits and lab work cost, since none of these are published. Ask how membership is billed and how you cancel. No hours are listed, and no street addresses are given for the Jackson, Old Bridge and Toms River offices, so ask which office you would use, where it is and when it is open. Finally, ask whether your insurance covers any part of the medication.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want GLP-1 medication paid for in cash and you want a bariatric surgeon named as the prescriber, and you are willing to get the costs in writing before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you need insurance to cover the medication or you want prices before you call. If you are mainly looking for surgery, a practice that offers gastric sleeve and bypass alongside hernia and gallbladder work may suit you.

Sources: primesurgicare.com, primesurgicare.com/weight-loss-meds

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