THE VIP CLINIC - MEDICAL CLINIC

About THE VIP CLINIC - MEDICAL CLINIC

What is The VIP Clinic?

The VIP Clinic is a direct primary care practice at 1067 FM 306, Suite 601, in New Braunfels, Texas. Its main work is primary care, paid for through a monthly membership instead of insurance. Members get unlimited office visits, annual exams, sports physicals, same-day appointments, and direct phone and email access to their doctor. Weight loss and testosterone therapy are added services. Its Google listing shows a 4.9 rating from 36 reviews. In its own words: "your medical relationship should be directly with your doctor, not with a faceless corporate entity."

The clinic does not name a prescribing physician, and no credentials are listed for the people who prescribe. Its weight loss program mentions physician oversight, but no one is named. Its other services include prescription management, ADHD and ADD management, flu, COVID-19 and strep testing, skin tag and lesion removal, joint injections, suturing, abscess drainage, lipoma removal, and blood work. Weight loss is handled with weekly injections of tirzepatide, which the clinic lists as a "mounjaro equivalent." Telemedicine is available by text, email, phone, or video chat. The clinic lists no peptide or longevity services.

This listing is for its New Braunfels office at 1067 FM 306 Suite 601.

What does it cost?

Membership is $120 a month for ages 19 to 39, $150 for ages 40 to 64, and $180 for ages 65 and up. Children cost $50 a month with an adult member, or $80 without one. Most routine labs, such as CBC, A1c, and lipids, are included in the membership. The clinic does not say what other blood work costs. The first counseling appointment is free and is booked by calling or texting 830-832-8378. The clinic takes no insurance and is cash pay only. It says members can cancel at any time.

Weight loss is $260 a month with membership and $300 without. The clinic lists tirzepatide separately at $500 per 4 weeks. It does not say whether the monthly weight loss price includes that medication. Testosterone therapy is $100 a month for non-members and $80 a month for members. Elsewhere the clinic gives the member price as $85. Testosterone is not part of the regular membership.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who prescribes, and what their credentials are, before you book. Ask whether the $260 or $300 weight loss price includes the tirzepatide, or whether the $500 per 4 weeks is charged on top of it. Ask whether the medication is the brand-name drug or a compounded version, since the clinic calls it a "mounjaro equivalent." Ask which member price applies to testosterone, $80 or $85. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost during treatment.

Ask how cancellation works when a medication is paid in advance, whether notice is required, and whether any refund is possible. Ask for office hours, which are not listed. Ask whether telemedicine patients need to live near New Braunfels, since no service area is published. Ask what happens when you need a specialist or urgent care, because the clinic itself says you will likely still want insurance for a car wreck or for certain specialists.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a primary care doctor you can reach by phone or text, you are willing to pay a flat monthly membership without insurance, and you want weight loss or testosterone treatment added on. It is less of a match if you are looking for peptide or longevity medicine, which the clinic does not list, or if you need published hours and a named prescriber before you commit.

Sources: thevipclinic.com, thevipclinic.com/primarycareservices.html, thevipclinic.com/primarycareservices-106352.html, thevipclinic.com/pricing.html, thevipclinic.com/contact-us.html, thevipclinic.com/faq.html

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