Primary Medical Care
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What is Primary Medical Care?
Primary Medical Care is a primary care and internal medicine practice at 29 Fox Street, suite 200, in Poughkeepsie, New York. It has moved to this suite and is located next to Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Fox Street. The practice describes itself as privately owned and says it has been in practice for more than 30 years. It does not publish the names of its prescribers, so ask who would prescribe for you.
Most of its work is general primary care: prevention and wellness, management of chronic conditions, immunizations, work, school and travel exams, and minor ambulatory procedures. Weight management is one of its services. It offers diagnosis and management of obesity, lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy management, but it does not name a specific weight loss medication. It also offers telemedicine and COVID 19 and flu rapid testing, and flu and pneumonia shots are available. Patients can request prescription refills, appointments, lab results and health records through a patient portal.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. It does not say whether medication is included in any fee.
It accepts nearly all major insurance plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, MVP, CDPHP, United Healthcare, Fidelis, Oxford and Blue Cross and Blue Shield. For the current list of accepted private plans, call (845) 454-6174. It also accepts self-pay patients and major credit cards. In its own words: "Copays are collected at the time of sign in without exceptions." That is the one payment rule it states plainly, so expect to pay your copay at check-in.
What should you ask before you book?
Start with who will prescribe. Ask for the name and credentials of the clinician who would manage any weight loss medication, since the practice does not name one.
Next, ask whether the visit fee includes the medication or whether the drug is billed separately. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, and what follow-up visits and lab work cost. Ask whether your plan covers obesity treatment visits and whether there is a membership or contract. If there is, ask how you cancel.
Confirm the hours before you travel. Its Thursday closing time is listed two ways, as 5:00 pm and as 6:00 pm.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a Poughkeepsie primary care office that handles weight management alongside your other medical care, and you plan to use insurance or pay the office directly. If you want a cash-pay weight loss program with published prices and a named medication, call and ask the questions above before you book.
Sources: mpmc-ny.com, mpmc-ny.com/our-services, mpmc-ny.com/insurance
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off Primary Medical Care’s own website on 2026-10-23. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Diagnosis and management of obesity and implementing proper lifestyle modification techniques and pharmacotherapy management is offered” 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.