HighER Level Urgent Care
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What is HighER Level Urgent Care?
HighER Level Urgent Care is a walk-in urgent care clinic at 3019 N Center Street in Hickory, NC 28601. Most of its work is same-day treatment for illnesses and injuries. Gregory Taraska, MD and Nathaniel Fuller, PA-C are the two named prescribers, and between them the providers have over 45 years of emergency medicine experience. The clinic also offers IV infusion therapy, occupational medicine, neuromodulators and dermal fillers, and care for uninsured patients. Weight loss is the fifth service, and it is the one this write-up covers.
It is open Monday through Friday, 8am to 7:30pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 6pm. It serves Lenoir and Caldwell County and names Conover, Newton and Catawba County among its service areas. Its weight loss care is physician-supervised. No specific weight loss drug is named. The options are compounded, which means a compounding pharmacy mixes the medication rather than the brand-name manufacturer making it. In its own words: "We Offer Multiple Weight Loss Compounded Options." Its Google listing shows a 4.9 rating from 100 reviews.
What does it cost?
The weight loss program is $350 for the first month. That covers the initial provider visit, required lab work and weekly injections for the first month. It does not say whether the medication is part of that $350. No price is published for months after the first, and no consultation fee for weight loss is given. There are no contracts and no membership fees. Vitamin infusions cost extra, and no amount is listed.
The clinic accepts NC Medicaid, Medicare and most major insurance plans for urgent care visits. Self-pay visits start at $125. Medical weight loss is elective and is generally not covered by Medicaid or most insurance plans.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask whether the $350 includes the medication. If it does not, ask what the drug costs and whether it is billed every month. Ask which drug you would receive, and whether it is a compounded version or a brand-name product. Ask what the program costs after month one, and whether follow-up visits and lab work are extra.
Ask which provider would be your treating prescriber, and whether telehealth visits are available, since neither is addressed. Ask how cancellation works and whether any part of the first month is refunded if you stop early. You can put these questions to the office at (828) 673-8629.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want same-day urgent care in Hickory and a physician-supervised weight loss program from the same clinic, and you are prepared to get the drug name, the price after month one and the treating prescriber in writing before you pay. It is a weaker fit if you need a published monthly price before you book.
Sources: higherlevelurgentcare.com, higherlevelurgentcare.com/weight-loss-solutions, higherlevelurgentcare.com/medical-weight-loss-lenoir-nc
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off HighER Level Urgent Care’s own website on 2026-10-11. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Our physician-supervised weight loss treatments provide effective strategies for sustainable results.” source
Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-7:30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm