Better Weigh Center

About Better Weigh Center

What is Better Weigh Center?

Better Weigh Center is a weight loss practice at 5826 Esplanade Dr. Ste 102 in Corpus Christi, TX 78414, with one location. It is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm and closed on weekends. The phone number is 361-500-2898.

Its services are surgical and medical weight loss. The Surgical Weight Loss Program covers gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, duodenal switch, SADI-S, gastric banding, revisions and intragastric balloon. The Medical Weight Loss Program and Non-Surgical Weight Loss are the non-surgical side. It also offers hormone replacement therapy. Shannon Rivera, APRN, FNP-C, MSN, is the lead practitioner for that service, and her bio describes her as a certified EvexiPel provider. The practice is MBSAQIP accredited. Its Google listing shows a 4.2 rating from 54 reviews.

Lloyd Stegemann, MD and Jegan Gopal, MD are the physicians. Patricia Hargis, APRN, FNP-C, MSN, Kymberly Perez, APRN, FNP, MSN, Stacey Pompa and Cabe Birge, PA-C also prescribe. In its own words: "Dr. Lloyd Stegemann is a board certified general surgeon who focuses his practice exclusively on medical and surgical weight loss."

It does not name the weight loss medications it prescribes, and it does not say when it opened.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, a consultation fee or a monthly rate. It does not say whether medication is included in any program fee, whether it accepts insurance, or whether it offers HSA payment or financing. It does not describe a membership or how to cancel one. Ask about each of these before you book.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who decides whether surgery is right for you, who signs each prescription, and whether that person is one of the prescribers listed above. Ask whether a monthly program fee includes medication, and whether the drug is brand-name or compounded, since the practice does not name its weight loss medications. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost and whether they are billed separately. Ask whether any visit can be done by video, because the listed hours are for the office. For hormone therapy, ask what the EvexiPel program involves, who monitors it, and what it costs. Finally, ask how cancellation works and whether any fee is refunded.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you live in or near Corpus Christi, can make weekday office visits, and want surgical or medical weight loss or hormone replacement therapy from one practice. Call first and ask for prices and medication terms in writing before you commit.

Sources: betterweighcenter.com

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