RiverCity Family Medicine, PLLC
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What is RiverCity Family Medicine, PLLC?
RiverCity Family Medicine, PLLC is a family medicine practice at 6043 Shallowford Road, Suite 101, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its main work is primary care, including annual physicals, diabetes, hypertension and depression. Weight management and hormone replacement therapy are also listed among its services. It does not list peptide or longevity services.
Dr. Anthony G. Avitabile Jr., DO, FAAFP, the founder, is the doctor the clinic names for weight and hormone visits. The other prescribers are Dr. Brianna Avitabile-Brown, DO, and Alyson Marter, MSN, FNP-C, a family nurse practitioner. Dr. Avitabile reports over 34 years of clinical experience. The practice has a 4.8 rating on Google from 541 reviews. It is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, and closed on weekends. The phone number is (423) 802-1919.
The weight program combines labs, diet and nutrition counseling, exercise planning and FDA-approved weight loss medications, though the clinic does not name a specific medication. Hormone therapy can use skin patches, gels or creams, injections, suppositories, oral medications, or compounded bioidentical creams or pellets. Hormone patients return for lab testing about every few months.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices, consultation fees or membership terms, and it does not say whether medication is included in any price. It accepts insurance, but it names several Cigna plans (Surefit and Connect) and Healthspring United Healthcare plans (Charter, Compass Exclusion, Core, Core Choice, Indemnity and Navigate) that it is not accepting right now. Before you commit, ask for the full cash cost of a first visit and of a month on a weight or hormone plan, including labs.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who signs the prescription, and which of the three prescribers you would see. Ask whether a program fee includes medication or bills it separately, and whether the weight loss medication is brand-name or compounded. For hormone therapy, ask which form is planned and whether any bioidentical product is compounded. Ask what lab work and follow-up visits cost, since both programs rely on regular labs. Confirm that your plan is one they accept, and ask whether telehealth or virtual visits are offered, since the clinic does not say. Finally, ask how cancellation works, because that is not stated either.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a family doctor's office that also runs weight management or hormone therapy, and you are willing to get the full cash price in writing before the first visit. It is a weaker match if you need peptide or longevity care, since neither is listed.
Sources: rivercityfamilymedicine.com, rivercityfamilymedicine.com/weight-management, rivercityfamilymedicine.com/hormone-replacement-therapy, rivercityfamilymedicine.com/services, rivercityfamilymedicine.com/providers, rivercityfamilymedicine.com/insurance, rivercityfamilymedicine.com/why-you-need-a-doctor-on-your-diabetes-care-team
Services Offered
What we confirmed
Read off RiverCity Family Medicine, PLLC’s own website on 2026-10-15. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Since being overweight or obese drastically increases your risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, stroke, and many other serious issues, RiverCity Family Medicine, PLLC, provides personalized weight management care in Chattanooga, Tennessee.” source
- ✓Hormone therapy — listed on their site as “Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is designed to replenish your hormone levels and help both men and women revitalize their health.” source