Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine

About Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine

What is Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine?

Richmond Integrative & Functional Medicine is a medical practice at 1 Park West Circle, Suite 301, in Midlothian, Virginia. The clinicians it names are Dr. Aaron Hartman MD, Christian Jenski MD, Jodi Caddell CFNP and Veronica De La Torre PA-C.

Its listed services are a Patient Membership, Nutrition, and Understanding Supplements, and it has a shop listing supplements. It is mainly an integrative and functional medicine practice, not a weight loss clinic. Still, several of its blog posts are about GLP-1 medication. Dr. Hartman writes that he has prescribed GLP-1 medications since 2006, and those posts name Ozempic, Wegovy, Byetta and Victoza. Its Google listing shows a 4.8 rating from 91 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. It shows no consultation fee and no Patient Membership fee. It does not say whether insurance is accepted, and it does not say whether any medication is included in a price, because no price is shown. Ask for every figure in writing before you book, and ask for the full monthly total, not just the membership line.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with who signs the prescription. Ask which of the four clinicians would write a GLP-1 prescription. Ask whether the membership fee covers visits, labs and medication, or whether each is billed on its own. Ask whether any GLP-1 medication offered is brand-name or compounded, and what a follow-up visit and routine lab work cost.

Ask whether supplements from the shop or its recommended partners are required for any plan. The blog also describes GLP-1 medication for patients with MCAS and POTS, not only for weight loss, so ask which conditions the clinic treats with it and what the treatment is based on. The blog suggests peptide therapy, naming BPC-157, for some patients. Ask whether peptide therapy is offered and what it costs.

Dr. Hartman writes that he runs a clinical research company, Virginia Research Center, which has studied GLP-1s. Ask whether any patient care is connected to that research. Finally, ask whether telehealth is offered, how to cancel the membership, and how to reach the office, since it publishes no phone number or hours.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a functional medicine practice with nutrition and supplements built into the plan, and you are willing to get every cost in writing before you commit. If you need published prices, a phone number and set hours before you call, wait until you have them.

Sources: richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/pillar/hormones, richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/beyond-weight-loss-with-glp-1, richmondfunctionalmedicine.com, richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/glp-1-probiotic-breakthrough

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