Arroyo Vista Medical Weight Management

About Arroyo Vista Medical Weight Management

What is Arroyo Vista Family Medicine?

Arroyo Vista Family Medicine is a family medicine practice at 1206 South F Street, Suite 1, in Harlingen, Texas. It offers general healthcare for adults and adolescents, wellness exams and sports physicals, chronic condition management, small procedures, vaccines, EKGs, and labs drawn on site. Dr. Samuel N. Landero, MD, is board certified in family medicine and obesity medicine. The other providers are Elieth Jaramillo, GisselL Garza and Andrea Tijerina, PA-C, who are physician assistants.

Weight management is one of its services, offered through Arroyo Vista's Bariatric Weight Management Center. That program has its own website, arroyovistaweightloss.com. The practice is open Monday through Friday, 8 to 5, with a lunch closure from 12:30 to 1:30, and is closed on weekends. In its own words: "Sick patients needing to be seen must call ahead to be scheduled." Google shows a rating of 4.2 from 46 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. That includes the weight-management program, consultations and visits. It does not state a consultation fee, and it does not say whether a program fee would include medication.

It accepts many of the major insurance plans in its area, including Medicare. The plans it names are Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Cigna PPO/OAP, Humana PPO, Prime Health PPO, Superior and TRICARE. Its panels are closed to Friday Health Plans, United Healthcare and Medicaid. Copays, coinsurance and past-due balances are due at check-in, and it accepts cash, check and most major credit cards.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which provider prescribes weight-loss medication, since it does not say which of its providers does. It names no weight-loss drug, so ask what medication is used, whether it is brand-name or compounded, and whether the program fee includes it. Ask what the consultation, follow-up visits and lab work cost, whether the program is billed monthly, and how to cancel.

Ask whether telehealth is offered, since it does not state that. It does not list hormone therapy among its services, so ask whether that is available. A new prescription usually requires an office visit, so plan for one. If your plan is one of the closed panels, confirm coverage before you book.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want primary care from a family practice with weight management offered alongside it, and your insurance is one it accepts. If you need published prices, a named medication or telehealth, call first and ask the questions above before you book.

Sources: arroyovistafamilymedicine.com, arroyovistafamilymedicine.com/weight-management-programs, arroyovistafamilymedicine.com/services, arroyovistafamilymedicine.com/health-insurance

Services Offered

Hours

Mon–Fri: 8–5 (Lunch 12:30–1:30) | Sat–Sun: Closed

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