Doctor for Life
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What is Doctor for Life?
Doctor for Life is an internal medicine and obesity medicine primary care practice at 309 Tanner Rd, Greenville, SC 29607. Primary care is its main work, and medical weight loss is one of its core programs. The prescribing physician is Cheryl Sarmiento, MD, listed as an internal medicine and obesity medicine physician. The team also includes a behavioral health coach, a registered dietitian and a personal fitness trainer, with no further credentials given for them. The phone number is (864) 640-0009.
The practice lists Medical Care, Nutritional Care, Fitness Care, Behavioral Care and Massage Therapy as its service areas. It also offers Intensive Behavioral Therapy (Medicare) and a Diabetes Prevention Program. Its weight management work is sorted into three tracks by health risk: Targeted Therapeutics, Healthy Weight Lifestyle and Optimal Health. Each track starts with an evaluation with Dr. Sarmiento, then follow-ups on a set schedule.
The medications it names are Qsymia, Belviq, Contrave and Adipex, which it describes as FDA-approved appetite suppressants, plus Garcinia Cambogia, which it offers as a natural alternative. It does not name hormone therapy or peptide therapy. Google shows a 4.7 rating from 61 reviews.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. It accepts insurance, and its weight program says plans can be adjusted for financial needs, with both cash and insurance options available. It does not say whether medication is included in a program's cost, and it does not state membership terms, financing or cancellation rules. Get those figures in writing before you choose a program.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who signs your prescription and whether Dr. Sarmiento manages it over time. Ask whether the program fee includes medication, the monthly check-ins, lab work and the biometric testing done at the first evaluation. Ask whether each medication is brand-name or compounded, since the clinic names drugs without saying which kind it uses. Ask what the full cost comes to over the program's listed length, which runs up to 12 months depending on the track.
Ask about telehealth and office hours, since neither is stated. If you want hormone or peptide therapy, ask whether it is offered at all. Finally, ask how cancellation and refunds work.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want primary care and medical weight loss under one roof in Greenville, and you are willing to get prices and terms in writing before you book. It is a weaker fit if you need hormone therapy, peptide therapy, telehealth or set hours, since none of those is stated. In its own words: "Our weight loss center is committed to helping you find a plan that matches your life, not the other way around."
Sources: drforlife.com, drforlife.com/medical-weight-loss, drforlife.com/weight-management-programs
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What we confirmed
Read off Doctor for Life’s own website on 2026-10-11. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Medical Weight Loss Program” source
We have not yet collected published prices or prescriber credentials for this clinic. When we do, they will appear here with a link to the page they came from — or a note saying the clinic publishes none, which is itself worth knowing. Call them for a price in the meantime.