Kernersville Primary Care

About Kernersville Primary Care

What is Kernersville Primary Care?

Kernersville Primary Care is a family practice at 420 West Mountain St., Kernersville, NC 27284. The phone number is (336) 298-6595. In its own words: "Welcome to Kernersville Primary Care, a family medicine practice." It has provided care to people of all ages in the Piedmont Triad area for 30 years. Andrew Chow, MD, FACP is the prescriber listed for the practice. It has also been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Care as a Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Most of its services are primary care: acute sick visits, annual physicals, chronic care management, internal medicine, women's health, full laboratory services, and same-day appointments. It also offers school, sports, camp and pre-employment physicals, COVID-19 testing, preventive health screenings, opioid use disorder treatment, and telehealth visits. Medical weight loss is one of these services, with Wegovy and Zepbound as the named medications. It does not list hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine.

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, with a lunch closure from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. It serves patients from Kernersville, Colfax, Walkertown, Oak Ridge, Wallburg, Belews Creek and Winston-Salem.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. It lists no consultation fee, does not say whether medication is included in a weight loss program, and does not say whether it accepts insurance. In its own words: "Each program may include nutrition guidance, physical activity recommendations, behavioral support, and, when appropriate, FDA-approved weight loss medications." That sentence says medication may be part of a program. It does not say medication is included in any price, so ask for the full cost before the first visit.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs the weight loss prescription and how often you would see that prescriber. Ask whether the program fee covers Wegovy or Zepbound, or whether the medication is billed separately, and what it costs each month. Ask whether the medication is the brand-name product or a compounded version, since the brands are named but the source of the supply is not stated.

Ask what the first evaluation costs, and what follow-up visits and lab work cost on top of that. Ask whether weight loss visits can be done by telehealth, since telehealth is listed without detail. Ask whether insurance covers any part of the visit or the lab work, and how to cancel a program, including whether there is a minimum commitment.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want one family practice to handle regular primary care alongside medical weight loss, and you live in or near Kernersville, Colfax, Walkertown, Oak Ridge, Wallburg, Belews Creek or Winston-Salem. If you are looking for hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine, it does not list any of them, so ask directly before you book.

Sources: kernersvilleprimarycare.com, kernersvilleprimarycare.com/wegovy-weight-loss

Services Offered

Hours

Monday – Friday : 8:00am – 5:00pm

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