Bethany Clinic

About Bethany Clinic

What is Bethany Clinic?

Bethany Clinic is an internal medicine practice at 1010 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503, serving Paterson and northern New Jersey. Dr. Shatha Abudamous is its prescriber and is board certified in internal medicine. Her listed training includes an internal medicine residency at St. Joseph's University Hospital in Paterson.

Its listed services are primary care, physical exam and testing, annual physicals, vaccinations, weight loss and shockwave therapy. Weight loss is one service among several, not the whole practice. The weight loss work is two 12-week programs, one built on semaglutide (Wegovy) and one on tirzepatide (Zepbound). Each includes an initial consultation, a treatment plan that includes the medication, dietary guidance, lifestyle coaching and regular follow-ups over the 12 weeks. Visits can be onsite or by teletherapy. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, and can be reached at (973) 574-3740.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for its weight loss programs. It does not say whether the medication is included in any price, and no consultation fee is listed. It also leaves out how the program is billed and how long medication continues after the 12 weeks.

Insurance is the one payment detail it gives. In its own words: "We accept most insurance providers." The clinic's own insurance list names Medicare, Medicaid, United Health Care, Cigna, Aetna and Horizon BCBS, among others. It does not say whether any of those plans covers the weight loss medication, so being on the list does not answer the cost question.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the drug. The clinic's own program descriptions do not agree on which medication is used. The semaglutide description refers once to Zepbound, and the tirzepatide description lists semaglutide among its treatment steps. These read as errors, but until the clinic confirms in writing which drug you would be prescribed, do not assume either one.

Ask who signs each prescription and whether it is Dr. Abudamous. Ask whether the program fee covers the medication, and whether it is the brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound or a compounded version. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, how the program is billed, how long medication continues after 12 weeks, and how you cancel. Ask whether any insurer covers the drug, and which visits can be done by teletherapy. The clinic describes results in general terms but gives no figures, so ask what results it can show and how it measures them.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a Paterson primary care practice that also runs a 12-week medication program, and you can get the drug, the price and the billing confirmed in writing before you pay. If you need a published price before you commit, call first.

Sources: bethanyclinicnj.com, bethanyclinicnj.com/weight-loss-management, bethanyclinicnj.com/wegovy-semaglutide-12-week-program, bethanyclinicnj.com/about

Services Offered

Hours

Monday : 9:00 - 17:00 Tuesday : 9:00 - 17:00 Wednesday : 9:00 - 17:00 Thursday : 9:00 - 17:00 Friday : 9:00 - 17:00

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