Advanced Liver and Metabolic Health Institute

About Advanced Liver and Metabolic Health Institute

What is Advanced Liver and Metabolic Health Institute?

Advanced Liver and Metabolic Health Institute is a liver-focused practice at 1229 E Griffin Pkwy Unit E in Mission, Texas. Its phone number is 956-598-6333. The only clinician it names is Pamela Peña, APRN, AGACNP, a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner who founded the institute. Her work has centered on liver disease since 2017, and she holds a Masters in Science from Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

The practice lists a long run of liver services: abnormal liver enzymes, fatty liver disease (MASLD and MASH), hepatitis B and C, alcohol-related liver disease, drug-induced liver injury, cirrhosis management, liver lesion evaluation, liver cancer screening, and inherited conditions such as hemochromatosis and Wilson's disease. Metabolic care and medical weight management are also part of its stated offer. In its own words: "Expert care for liver health, metabolic conditions, and medical weight management." It does not name a medication or describe how its weight program works. Visits can be in person or by telehealth, and it serves patients across the Rio Grande Valley. Google lists it as a medical clinic with a 5 rating from 14 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, a consultation fee, or a membership fee. The institute calls its approach concierge care, but it does not say what that costs or whether it means a monthly charge. It also does not say whether it accepts insurance, or whether a monthly fee would include medication.

Call 956-598-6333 before you book. Ask for the total price of a first visit, the price of follow-up visits, and what lab work and imaging cost on top of that. Ask whether it bills insurance, and if it does not, what a cash visit costs.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes and signs each prescription, and whether Pamela Peña handles that herself. If weight management is your interest, ask which medication is used, whether it is brand-name or compounded, and whether the monthly price includes it. Ask which follow-up visits and monitoring labs are required and what they add to the cost. Ask how cancellation works and whether you pay for a missed visit.

The institute does not publish office hours, so ask when the office is open and whether telehealth visits follow the same schedule. Ask whether it needs your prior lab results or imaging before the first visit.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you have a liver condition or abnormal liver test results, want care centered on the liver, and are prepared to pay out of pocket with the price confirmed up front. If weight management is your main goal, get the program details, the medication, and the total monthly cost in writing before you commit, since the institute does not describe that program publicly.

Sources: liverhealthinstitute.com, liverhealthinstitute.com/services, liverhealthinstitute.com/about-us

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