OptimalSelf MD
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What is OptimalSelf MD?
OptimalSelf MD is a physician-owned medical wellness, plastic surgery and aesthetics practice at 309 E. Stone Avenue, Greenville, SC 29609. Google lists it as a medical spa and gives it a rating of 5 from 655 reviews. Its services run from plastic surgery and injectables to wellness care. On the wellness side it offers weight loss, hormone replacement therapy, a Health Optimization Program, and IV Nutrient Therapy & Peptides. The office is open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and closed on weekends.
Dr. Katherine Birchenough, MD, is the functional medicine physician and medical director on the weight loss team. She also treats patients with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and is certified in peptide therapy. Amy Martin, APRN, FNP-BC, NP, is the nurse practitioner on that team. Dr. Shawn Birchenough is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in breast surgery and aesthetics. The weight loss program, Metabolic Repair for Sustainable Weight Loss, includes lab testing, InBody body composition analysis, nutrition and lifestyle coaching, and prescription medications as needed, including peptides, hormones or thyroid support. Separately, the practice states that it prescribes GLP-1 medications.
This listing is for its Greenville office at 309 E Stone Ave.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices, and it does not say whether medication is included in any price. It takes cash or credit and offers financing through CareCredit and Alphaeon. It does not say whether insurance is accepted. In its own words: "We charge a fee for an in-office consultation." It does not state that fee or any membership terms.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask which prescriber signs for any medication you would start, since both Dr. Katherine Birchenough, MD, and Amy Martin, APRN, FNP-BC, NP, appear on the weight loss team. Ask whether a program fee includes the medication, and whether the GLP-1 medication is brand-name or compounded. Neither is stated. Ask what the lab testing, InBody analysis and follow-up visits cost. Ask whether visits can be done by phone or video, because it does not publish whether it offers telehealth. Ask for the membership and cancellation terms in writing before you pay.
The weight loss page recommends starting with a call. In its own words: "Our recommendation is that you schedule a phone consultation as a first step." The number is 864-214-5232. Ask what the peptide service involves and what it costs, since peptide therapy is not described as a treatment of its own.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a physician-led weight loss program with lab work and coaching, you are ready to pay cash or use financing, and you may also want hormone, peptide or aesthetic care from the same office. It is worth calling if you want a plastic surgeon and a weight loss team under one roof.
Sources: optimalselfmd.com, optimalselfmd.com/weight-loss-program-greenville, optimalselfmd.com/bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy-greenville
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off OptimalSelf MD’s own website on 2026-10-18. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Yes, we believe in and prescribe GLP-1 medications!” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “At OptimalSelf MD, we offer bioidentical hormone replacement therapy for men and women in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Spartanburg, and the surrounding communities in South Carolina.” 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.
Hours
Mo 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Tu 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; We 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Th 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Fr 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Sa Closed; Su Closed