Med First Albemarle

About Med First Albemarle

What is Med First Albemarle?

Med First Albemarle is a primary and urgent care office at 929 N 2nd St, Suite 201, in Albemarle, North Carolina. Its main business is family practice and walk-in urgent care. Weight loss management is one of several listed services, alongside women's health, vaccines, physicals and COVID-19 testing. The office accepts new primary care patients aged 16 and older, and it takes walk-ins.

Three providers are named: Katelyn Billingsley, PA-C, Sarita Guglani, FNP-C, and Kenneth Shank, DO. Dr. Shank has practiced medicine in the Stanly County and Albemarle area for 20 years. Med First is a group with offices in towns including Aberdeen, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Raleigh and Statesville. This is one of them.

The weight loss service is described as medically monitored, with a provider working with you on eating habits and portion sizes. It names no weight loss medication, and it does not mention GLP-1 or hormone therapy. The only medicine named anywhere in the service list is nicotine replacement therapy, under smoking cessation. Google lists the clinic as a medical clinic with a 4.4 rating from 46 reviews.

In its own words: "We believe in personalized care."

What does it cost?

It does not publish a price for weight loss care, a monthly program fee, or a consultation fee. It also does not say whether any medication would be included in a fee. The office accepts most major insurance plans and self-pay patients, so ask whether weight care is billed to insurance or paid directly. Virtual visits are covered by insurance, and you will need a credit or debit card ready for any co-pay.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the prescriber. Ask which of the three providers would handle weight care, and whether that person writes the prescription. Ask whether any prescription medication is part of the program. If one is, ask whether it is brand-name or compounded, and what it costs each month. Ask directly whether a GLP-1 or other weight medication is offered, since none is named.

Then ask about costs a monthly price may leave out. Is medication billed separately? What do follow-up visits and lab work cost? Can weight care be done by virtual visit, and at what price? How is a program cancelled, and is there a membership term?

The office posts two different sets of hours, so confirm them by phone at (704) 983-3508 before you drive over.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a family doctor or walk-in clinic that also offers weight care from a named prescriber, and you are ready to ask about medication cost before you book. It is a weaker fit if you are looking for a clinic built around weight loss medication, since none is named for that service and no prices are published.

Sources: thinkmedfirst.com/locations/med-first-albemarle, thinkmedfirst.com/services/virtual-care, thinkmedfirst.com/providers/kenneth-shank-d-o

Services Offered

Hours

Monday: 8:00am-4:00pm Tuesday: 8:00am-4:00pm Wednesday: 8:00am- 4:00pm Thursday: 8:00am-4:00pm Friday: 8:00am-12:00pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed

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