Integrative Medicine

About Integrative Medicine

What is Integrative Medicine?

Integrative Medicine is a practice at 1004 First Colonial Rd, Ste 102, Virginia Beach, VA 23454. The phone number is 757-792-7150. It describes itself as holistic primary care and longevity medicine, and Google lists it as a general practitioner, with a 4.8 rating from 16 reviews. The practice offers primary care, osteopathic medicine and pain management, longevity and naturopathic medicine, a menopause integrative program, IV therapy, a weight loss program, military options, and telehealth. Hormone replacement therapy also appears among its services.

Two of its programs account for most cash-pay questions. The weight loss program, called the SLIMM Approach, runs 6, 12 or 18 months and uses compound GLP-1 products, with weekly visits with its physician. The hormone program centers on bioidentical hormone pellet therapy, in which small pellets are placed just beneath the skin, backed by hormone testing and ongoing monitoring. The practice does not name who prescribes, so confirm that before anything else.

What does it cost?

The weight loss program starts at $495 a month, with weekly visits included. The price does not say whether the GLP-1 medication is included. The program also notes that compound GLP-1 pricing varies by dosage, so your monthly total may differ from $495.

It does not publish a consultation fee, prices for hormone therapy or IV therapy, or the cost of labs. On insurance, the weight loss page says FSA and HSA accounts may qualify for reimbursement, PPO plans may reimburse up to 70%, and international plans depend on the individual policy. It does not say whether it bills insurance directly. It mentions membership options for patients worried about cost, but it does not publish membership terms, a commitment length, or cancellation rules.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription for the GLP-1 medication and for the hormone pellets, and what credentials that person holds. Ask whether the $495 monthly fee includes the medication, and what a month of it costs at the dose you would start on. Ask which pharmacy prepares the compounded medication and how the dose is chosen.

Ask what labs cost and whether recent results from another provider can be used, since labs may need to be provided or ordered before medication starts. Ask what follow-up visits, hormone testing and monitoring cost beyond the program fee.

Ask about the commitment. If you stop partway through a 12 or 18 month program, what happens to the remaining payments? Get the cancellation terms in writing. If you plan to use PPO reimbursement, ask whether your plan qualifies. If you want telehealth, ask which states it covers, since the practice lists Virginia, Colorado and Michigan.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want primary care and a weight loss or hormone program at one address, and you can pay cash or use an HSA or FSA. It also suits you if you are willing to get written answers on who prescribes, what the monthly fee covers, and how cancellation works before you pay. If those answers do not come in writing, consider other clinics before you commit.

Sources: integrativemedicinevb.com, integrativemedicinevb.com/services/hormone-replacement-therapy, integrativemedicinevb.com/services/weight-loss-program

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