Center for Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance

About Center for Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance

What is Center for Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance?

The Center for Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance, called COMMP, is an obesity medicine practice within UT Physicians, a multispecialty group in Houston. It has offices in Bellaire, Houston and Sugar Land. Its prescribers are Marlene D. Cornelius, APRN, FNP-C; Thuyvan N. Hoang, MD; Deborah B. Horn, DO; Connie L. Klein, NP; and Bella Garg, MD, who is listed as an obesity medicine fellow. Cierra Washington, RDN, LD, is a registered dietitian on the team, but she is not listed as a prescriber.

The center offers weight management with testing alongside it. Body composition is measured with bioelectrical impedance analysis and reviewed at each visit. Resting metabolic rate is measured with about 10 minutes of breathing into a machine. Genetic testing uses a cotton swab placed in the mouth, and a specialist may order it for select patients. Patients with Type 2 diabetes can choose the Diabetes Reversal Pathway, which uses protein meal replacements and real food with dietitian support. Medication is part of the program too. In its own words: "Anti-obesity medications are also considered, depending on your current health." The only medication it names is Wegovy, in a link to a news story.

This listing is for its Bellaire office at 6500 West Loop S.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. It also does not list a consultation fee, membership terms, financing or a cancellation policy. It does not say whether it accepts insurance for visits or medication, or whether a monthly fee would include the medication. The one insurance detail it gives is that the resting metabolic rate test can usually be billed to insurance.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the prescriber. Ask which of the five clinicians would prescribe for you and who manages your medication after the first visit. Ask whether any program fee includes medication, and whether the drug is brand-name Wegovy or a compounded product, since the center does not say which it uses. Ask what each test, follow-up visit and lab draw costs, and which of those, if any, your insurance would cover.

Then ask about the parts that are not published. Ask what the Diabetes Reversal Pathway costs on top of standard visits, whether follow-up can be done by telehealth, and how cancellation or pausing works. Ask whether the clinic accepts your plan at all, and get the answers in writing before you pay anything.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a program where physicians, nurse practitioners and a dietitian share the work, and you are ready to ask about costs before you book, since none are published. It may not suit you if you need a price list, a membership contract or telehealth visits in front of you before you call.

Sources: utphysicians.com/commp-obesity-medicine-metabolic-performance

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