Blooming Cactus Wellness

About Blooming Cactus Wellness

What is Blooming Cactus Wellness?

Blooming Cactus Wellness is a wellness practice at 7801 Academy Rd NE in Albuquerque, NM 87109, in the North Towne Building, suite 104. Nicole Rivera, CNP, FNP-BC, is the one prescriber the clinic names. The clinic puts its medical experience at over 22 years, while Nicole's own bio says over 20.

The practice is mainly a clinic led by a nurse practitioner, built around weight management, hormone care, mental health and skin treatments. Its service list also includes vitamin injections, general health visits, nutritional analysis and substance abuse treatment.

The weight management program uses compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide injections, along with oral options and partnerships with local compounding and retail pharmacies. Hormone care includes bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, with compounded HRT, standard pharmacy options or BIOTE pellets. Vitamin injections include Lipo Stat Plus, Tri-Immune Boost and Vitamin D.

Visits are by appointment only, in person or by telehealth, Monday through Friday, 9 to 3. The clinic serves Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Belen, Los Lunas and Santa Fe. Google lists it at 4.8 from 123 reviews.

What does it cost?

The clinic does not publish prices for weight management, hormone therapy, vitamin injections or visits. It also gives no consultation fee, does not say whether any price includes medication, and does not state whether it accepts insurance, though its booking form asks for an insurance provider. It does not mention financing, HSA use, membership terms or cancellation rules.

Laser hair removal is the one service with listed prices. The small area costs $400 for 7 treatments or $60 per treatment. The medium area costs $600 for a package of 7 or $90 per treatment. The large area costs $900 for a package of 7. The unlimited option, covering the same areas as the large package for one hour of treatment, costs $1800 for a package of 7 treatments or $300 per hour.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with who prescribes. Ask whether Nicole Rivera writes your prescription and sees you at every visit, or whether other staff handle parts of your care. Its aesthetic services name a "Nurse Injector" and "licensed professionals" without naming them, so ask who performs each treatment and what license they hold.

Then the medication. Ask whether the monthly or program price includes the medication itself. Ask whether your prescription is compounded or a brand name medicine, and which pharmacy fills it. In its own words on weight loss: "We look at natural remedies but we will offer medications as needed." Ask what that means for you and how the clinic decides which path to take.

For hormone care, its About Us text says labs come first and that you will decide together whether compounded or commercial hormone therapy fits. Ask what the lab assessment costs, whether it is billed separately, and what follow-up visits and repeat labs cost.

If you live outside Albuquerque, ask whether telehealth covers your city, since the clinic names no telehealth states. Ask whether they bill any insurer, and get the cancellation terms in writing. The phone number is 505-730-5020.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you live in or near Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Belen, Los Lunas or Santa Fe, plan to pay out of pocket, and want one nurse practitioner handling weight, hormone or skin care under one roof. It is a harder fit if you need a price for medical visits before you call, because none is published.

Sources: bloomingcactuswellness.com, bloomingcactuswellness.com/weight-loss, bloomingcactuswellness.com/about-us, bloomingcactuswellness.com/contact-us

Services Offered

Hours

M-F 9-3

Location