New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery
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What is New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery?
New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery is a bariatric practice in Knoxville, Tennessee, and its main work is weight loss surgery. The office is at Physicians Plaza, Suite 508, 9330 Parkwest Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37923. The phone number is (865) 694-9676. Dr. K. Robert Williams, MD, FACS, leads the surgical side and has been helping patients with weight loss surgery since 2006. Operations are performed at Parkwest, and Dr. Williams also operates at Turkey Creek Medical Center and Fort Sanders Regional.
Alongside surgery, the practice offers non-surgical weight loss for adults with obesity who are not ready for an operation, and for patients who need supervised medical weight loss before bariatric surgery or an orthopedic procedure. The program lists prescription weight loss medications, metabolic rate testing, body composition analysis, nutrition counseling, exercise planning, and ongoing coaching and support. The prescribers named for it are Dr. K. Robert Williams, MD, FACS, Allix Reeder, PA-C, and Cydney Vanosdale, RN, BSN, CBN, FNP-BC. The team also includes a registered dietitian and a clinical exercise physiologist, who are not listed as prescribers. Google reviewers rate the practice 4.9 from 58 reviews.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices, so no consultation fee, program fee, or medication cost is listed. It does not say whether any price includes medication.
On insurance, the practice puts it this way: "Coverage of diagnostic tests and medication will vary depending on your specific insurance plan and individual health conditions." It adds that people diagnosed with diabetes are often eligible for coverage of certain anti-obesity medication, and that others may pay for medication out of pocket. It does not say whether it accepts insurance. It does not describe financing, membership terms, or cancellation rules.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes and renews your prescription, and who you will see at follow-up visits. Ask whether any monthly fee includes the medication, and whether that medication is brand-name or compounded. The practice does not say which it uses.
Ask what the consultation, metabolic rate testing, body composition analysis, follow-up visits, and lab work cost, and whether those charges go to your insurance. Ask whether any visits can be done by telehealth, since that is not stated, and ask for office hours, since none are listed. Finally, ask how cancellation works, whether you must commit to a set number of months, and what financing is available if you pay out of pocket.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a weight loss program run alongside a surgical practice, with a surgeon and a nurse practitioner among the named prescribers, and you are ready to get the price, the medication terms, and the cancellation rules in writing before you pay. If you need published prices or telehealth, ask for those before you decide.
Sources: newlifebariatricsurgery.com, newlifebariatricsurgery.com/non-surgical-weight-loss, newlifebariatricsurgery.com/our-program/our-team, newlifebariatricsurgery.com/our-program
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What we confirmed
Read off New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery’s own website on 2026-10-12. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “Prescription Weight Loss Medications” source