Sandston Primary Care

About Sandston Primary Care

What is Sandston Primary Care?

Sandston Primary Care is a primary care practice at 35 E Williamsburg Rd., Sandston VA 23150, and its phone number is 804-737-7804. Medical weight loss is one of its services, not the whole business. Dr. Shuja U. Khan MD FACP is the prescriber named for the practice. He is board certified in internal medicine, has been licensed in Virginia since 1996, and has been serving this community since the same year. In its own words: "We feel privileged to be a part of the East End community."

The services list is mostly general primary care: routine health checkups, complete physical exams, vaccinations, smoking cessation, diabetes counseling, blood drawing, a home based sleep study and vascular screening. It also lists joint and trigger point injections, minor surgical procedures and Hakomed Therapy for chronic pain. The weight loss program is listed as run in association with The Center for Medical Weight Loss. The services list does not include hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine. Office hours are Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 5 PM and Friday 8 AM to 1 PM, with phone lines opening at 8:30 AM. Google shows a 3.9 rating from 8 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for any service, the weight loss program included, and it does not state a consultation fee. Self pay patients pay the full visit at the time of service. Medicare is accepted, and the practice will bill a secondary insurer as a courtesy. Patients sign an Advanced Beneficiary Notice for services Medicare does not cover, and those become their responsibility. It does not say whether commercial insurance is accepted, or whether the weight loss program takes insurance at all.

Two fees are published. Missing an appointment, or cancelling without 24 hours' notice, costs $25. Letters and forms such as insurance, back to work or disability forms cost $25 to $50, depending on complexity.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with the prescription. The practice names Dr. Khan as its prescriber, but it does not say who prescribes inside the weight loss program, or whether that program is run from this office or through The Center for Medical Weight Loss. Ask which medication the program uses and whether it is brand-name or compounded, since the practice does not name one.

Then ask about money. Ask whether the program fee includes the medication, and what visits, follow-up and lab work cost, since blood drawing is offered here. Ask whether the program is covered by Medicare or your plan, and whether telehealth is available, which the practice does not state. Ask how refills work between visits, because the practice asks for 48 hours to process a refill request. Finally, ask how you cancel the program and what notice it requires.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a long-running primary care office that also offers weight loss care, you have Medicare or can pay cash, and you can keep to weekday office hours. It is less suited to readers looking for hormone, peptide or longevity programs, telehealth, or published prices.

Sources: sandstonprimary.com, sandstonprimary.com/services, sandstonprimary.com/contact-us, sandstonprimary.com/about-the-practice/our-team, sandstonprimary.com/insurance

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Monday to Thursday 8 AM to 5 PM

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