Medical Diet Consultants

About Medical Diet Consultants

What is Medical Diet Consultants?

Medical Diet Consultants, also known as NY Diet MD, was established in 1984 and offers physician-supervised medical weight loss. It has offices on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and in Suffern, in Rockland County, and it offers some appointments by telemedicine. Barry Adler, RPH, a clinical pharmacist, founded the practice. Its prescribers are Barbara E. Shortle, MD, Phd and Karl-Heinz Moehlen, MD.

The main service is weight loss, with nutrition advice, behavioral counseling and ongoing monitoring. The menu includes GLP-1 injections with Zepbound and Mounjaro, a Zepbound+ program that can add an oral appetite suppressant, a Phentermine Program, and a GLP-1 tablet option called Foundayo, which is described as having limited availability. It also offers programs for weight regain and maintenance. Its Zepbound is described as the original Lilly product and not compounded. Its Google listing shows a rating of 5 from 25 reviews.

This listing is for its Suffern office at 222 NY-59 Unit 304.

What does it cost?

Prices start at $50 a week. The clinic does not say whether that figure includes the medication. On this point it writes: "Prescription treatment may be included when your physician determines it is medically appropriate." That wording leaves open whether medication is part of the $50 or billed on top, so ask for the full monthly total in writing.

No consultation fee is published. The clinic does not say whether it takes insurance, and it does not mention financing or HSA payment. Its listed terms include a two-week minimum commitment, but no cancellation terms are given. It also advertises a two-week jump start trial with Zepbound+ and a special two-week program, with no price for either. Prices for the Suffern office are not listed separately.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which physician will sign your prescription and how often you will see them. Ask whether the $50 weekly price includes medication, and what the full monthly cost would be. Ask the clinic to confirm that the Zepbound you would receive is the original Lilly product, and whether any other medication is compounded. Ask whether the phenylalanine booster capsule in the Zepbound+ program is billed separately.

Ask what consultations, follow-up visits and lab work cost, whether insurance is accepted, and how cancellation works after the two-week minimum. Ask which states telemedicine covers, what the office hours are, and what the Suffern office charges. Ask which boards the physicians are certified by, since they are described as board-certified without naming the boards. The physicians' bios list obstetrics and gynecology as a main specialty, so ask who manages your weight plan day to day.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a physician-supervised weight loss program with in-person visits in Manhattan or Suffern, or by telemedicine, and you are willing to get the full monthly price in writing before you commit. The clinic also offers weight regain and maintenance care, so it may suit someone past the first stage of treatment. If you need a published consultation fee, an insurance answer or office hours before you call, the clinic does not give them, so start with those questions.

Sources: nydietmd.com, nydietmd.com/about-us, nydietmd.com/weight-regain

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