MERRITT HEALTH & WELLNESS
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What is Merritt Health & Wellness?
Merritt Health & Wellness is a primary care and family medicine clinic in Portland, Oregon, with a functional medicine approach. It has two offices, both in Portland, and it opened in 2012. Its seven prescribers are Lindsey Wismer, MSN, ANP-BC, WHCNP-BC, CPT; Claudia Dogan-Coles, PA-C; Claire Draudt, NP; Alexandra McMenamin, PA-C; Dana Mozer, NP; Dr. Kristine Griess, DO; and Seth Merritt, FNP, PMHNP, CATOM, CLS. Its Google listing shows a 4.4 rating from 68 reviews.
Adult obesity care is one of its eight listed services, alongside primary care, women's health, and lipid and cholesterol care. In its own words: "So at MHW, we offer a Medically Supervised Weight Loss program and Obesity Medicine." Seth Merritt's listing says he has advanced training in obesity medicine, and Lindsey Wismer is listed for medical weight management.
This listing is for its Portland office at 6035 SE Milwaukie Ave.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices, for visits or for a weight loss program, and it does not say whether medication is included. It bills insurance for its care, and says that care is covered under your plan when the clinic is in network with your insurer. For cash patients, it says: "MHW only charges for office visits you actually receive…there are no other fees or hidden costs and absolutely no contracts." Get that in writing before you pay anything.
Its virtual Intermittent Fasting (IF) 45 Course is a 45-day course for women, with four live Zoom meetings. The course description says those meetings are billed to insurance as a standard office visit, so your deductible and co-pay apply the way they would for any visit. It also says the value of the course is "not over $400 per person."
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who prescribes any weight loss medicine and who runs the program, because the clinic does not say. Ask whether the program fee includes medication, which medicine is used, and whether it is brand-name or compounded. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and how you would cancel if you stop. The clinic shows a fax number and an online booking button but no phone number, so ask how to reach the office before you commit.
It does not say whether visits can be done by video, so ask. If you are looking for hormone therapy, peptide therapy, or longevity medicine, ask directly, since none of those is listed among its services. For the fasting course, ask the office to confirm your coverage before you enroll.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a primary care practice that also offers medical weight management and functional medicine, and you are willing to get medication, price, and billing answers from the office before you book. It is a weaker fit if you need a published price or a named medication up front. The fasting course is for women only.
Sources: merritthw.com, merritthw.com/blog/obesity-medicine-weight-management-medical-weight-loss-in-portland-or
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off MERRITT HEALTH & WELLNESS’s own website on 2026-10-11. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “So at MHW, we offer a Medically Supervised Weight Loss program and Obesity Medicine.” source
Hours
Monday-Friday: 8am to 6pm