Core Health

About Core Health

What is Core Health?

Core Health is a primary care and wellness clinic at 300 W Haning St., STE A, in Howe, Texas. The office is inside Core Fit Gym. The clinic names one prescriber, Erica Hightower, APRN, FNP-C, MSN, who is also its founder and family nurse practitioner. The clinic describes its work as primary care, wellness and optimization. In practice that means sick visits, primary care, sports and DOT physicals, and in-office lab draws through CPL, along with medical weight loss, hormone therapy, peptide therapy, IV hydration, NAD+ and vitamin injections.

The weight loss medications named are semaglutide and tirzepatide. Hormone therapy can be given as pellets, injections, creams or oral medication, and pellets are placed through a partnership with EVEXIAS. Visits can be in person or by telehealth for patients across Texas. The clinic has 5 stars on Google from 10 reviews. Its listed hours are 08:00 am to 06:00 pm. In its own words: "without long waits or surprise costs."

This listing is for its Howe office at 300 W Haning St., STE A.

What does it cost?

The weight loss membership is $100 a month. It includes quarterly provider visits, body composition tracking, a personalized nutrition and exercise plan, 10% off GLP-1 medications and peptides, and 10% off cash-pay labs. Membership is optional, and pay-per-visit care is available. Semaglutide starts at $150 and tirzepatide at $165, at entry-level doses. The clinic does not say whether those prices include the medication, or whether they are billed monthly or per visit.

The men's TRT membership is $150 a month. It covers a quarterly hormone visit, testosterone shipped to you, basic hormone labs, 20% off peptides and IV therapy, and discounted ED treatment when appropriate. It is not insurance. Men's pellets are $650 per insertion and typically last up to 6 months. Women's pellets are $350 per insertion. Sick visits start at $50, sports physicals are $25, and DOT physicals are $100, with drug screens also available. Peptide vials are listed between $200 and $405 each.

The clinic accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and United Healthcare. It does not publish a consultation fee or state cancellation terms for its memberships. A sample promotional text mentions $25 weight loss and peptide consultations for one month, so ask whether that offer still runs and what a standard consultation costs.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription for weight loss medication, and confirm whether it is Erica Hightower. Ask whether the $150 or $165 starting price includes the medication, whether it is billed monthly or per visit, and whether the medication is brand-name or compounded.

Ask what follow-up visits and labs cost on top of any membership. Men's hormone therapy requires follow-up visits every 3 months. Women's hormone therapy requires labs and, when age-appropriate, a current mammogram before starting.

Ask how to cancel either membership and whether the discounts end with it. Peptides need a medical evaluation and prescription, and the clinic notes that peptides are not FDA-approved for the treatment of disease, so ask what that means for the vial you are offered. Finally, ask whether your insurance covers any of your visits, since a membership does not replace insurance.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you live in or near Howe, want weight loss, hormone therapy or peptides with one named nurse practitioner, and will have the medication price, cancellation terms and lab costs in writing before you pay. It is a weaker fit if you need a physician as your prescriber or want the full monthly cost settled before your first visit.

Sources: corehealthclinics.com, corehealthclinics.com/medical-weight-loss, corehealthclinics.com/peptide-therapy

Services Offered

Hours

08:00 am – 06:00 pm

Location