Oregon Medical Weight Loss

About Oregon Medical Weight Loss

What is Oregon Medical Weight Loss?

Oregon Medical Weight Loss is a medical weight loss program run inside Southwest Family Physicians, a family practice at 11900 Southwest Greenburg Road in Tigard, Oregon. Weight loss is one of the practice's services, alongside primary care, women's healthcare, hormone therapy, menopause care and physical therapy. Cynthia Gulick, DO, an obesity medicine board-certified physician, has been developing the program since 2009. Patrick Erickson, DO, and Alex Edgell, PA-C, are also named as prescribers. Molly Strattan and Renee Beninger are named too, with no credential given.

The only medication the program names is GLP medications, which it presents as one of several options. In its own words: "With medical supervision, you're able to try out multiple weight-loss options, including GLP medications, and find what truly works for your body and your life." The office is open Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, and it is closed Sunday. The phone number is 503-620-5556. Google reviews give the practice 4.8 from 20 reviews.

This listing is for its Tigard office at 11900 SW Greenburg Rd Unit 2.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for the weight loss program, and it does not state a consultation fee. It says it accepts insurance, and it advises patients to check their own policy's coverage before billing medical visits to insurance. It does not say whether a cash-pay option, membership or financing is available, or whether a monthly fee would include medication.

Because no prices are published, get the numbers in writing before you commit. Ask for the cost of the orientation, the first visit, each follow-up, the lab work and any medication.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which provider will write and sign your GLP prescription, and whether that person is one of the physicians or the PA. Two of the named prescribers have no credential given, so ask what their role is. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, and whether its cost is in the monthly fee or billed separately. Ask what follow-up visits and the on-site lab work cost, and whether insurance covers any of it.

Ask whether visits can be done by video, because the program does not say. Ask how to cancel, and whether any membership renews automatically. The program starts with an orientation, so ask what that costs before you schedule it.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want weight loss handled inside a family practice with physicians, a PA and on-site lab work, and you are willing to get prices in writing before you book. If you are looking for peptide therapy or longevity medicine, the practice's services do not include either.

Sources: swfamilyphysicians.com/contents/oregon-medical-weight-loss, swfamilyphysicians.com/services/medical-weight-loss, swfamilyphysicians.com/contents/oregon-medical-weight-loss/our-team, swfamilyphysicians.com/contents/oregon-medical-weight-loss/faqs2

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