Pricing

Initial Consultations, Second Opinions, and “One-off” or Occasional Visits

My consultation fee for non-members is $240 per hour (30 minutes minimum) not inclusive of lab charges (*). For those interested in establishing a longer-term relationship and joining my practice as a regular patient, I generally suggest an initial 90 minute consultation ($300). If the chemistry seems like a good mutual fit, I will invite you to become a supporting member and have me as your regular provider.

Monthly membership fees

The monthly membership fee for new patients who wish to join the practice is $80 per month for ACH bank transfers (bank account number and routing number required) or $85 per month for credit/debit payments (*). In addition to having direct access to me via email (preferred) and/or telephone (for more urgent situations), this monthly fee covers in-office or video consultations. (I do reserve the right to negotiate other arrangements for members needing more than 7 visits per calendar year and/or for those patients whose care imposes a particularly heavy burden for me or my staff.)

(*) I recognize and regret that my prices may not be affordable to everybody. If you’re struggling to make ends meet but are “stuck” and need help with some larger health concerns, let me know more about your situation and perhaps we can work something out. I want decent medical care to be accessible to those who need it.

Lab fees

I offer significant discounts on lab prices. The cost of my suggested initial comprehensive enrollment screening lab panel is roughly $160. I am happy to tailor this set of initial screening labs to your individual needs, but prefer you to not try to use your insurance to pay for the enrollment panel as these labs are being done primarily for screening (not diagnostic) purposes. (Insurance companies generally demand ICD-10 diagnostic codes to justify a need for each test before they will pay for it. Since we don’t know what issues we might uncover before we look for them, it’s not possible for me to provide your insurance company with all of the diagnostic codes they’ll require at the time I order the tests.)

Medications and supplies

As I am no longer maintaining a physical office, I am unfortunately now out of the business of directly dispensing prescription medications. Patients needing affordable/discounted medications have a few potential options.  Although they have been a bit flaky recently (as of this writing, December 2024) the online pharmacy costplusdrugs.com has historically been an excellent and very affordable resource for my patients’ generic prescription drug needs.  Amazon’s mail-order pharmacy has also been a good source of affordable medications for many patients, particularly for people on multiple medications that are included in Amazon’s RxPass program.  Finally, when all else fails one can use a service such as GoodRx and/or ask your local pharmacist if they offer any kind of a discount drug program.  These things won’t always get you the very best prices that are out there, but they can still be significantly less expensive than having no discount at all.

I also offer supplements at significant discounts through the Slower Medicine Fullscript web store.  Click the button below to login or register for a patient account. (NOTE: Active discounts are only available to Slower Medicine members. Once membership has been established, discounts will apply to all purchases from that point on.)

Order supplements through my Fullscript store.

GYN care

Basic well-woman care is included with membership, although there are additional fees for lab costs.

Prepayment policy

In order to keep costs as low as possible I avoid manual billing as much as possible. Accordingly, membership fees are auto-debited monthly in advance. To facilitate payment of monthly membership fees and any incidental fees for labs, medications, or supplements, you should leave a credit/debit card on file or (preferably) authorize automatic monthly deductions from a checking account. Email reminders of pending charges will be sent each month a few days before your scheduled billing date.

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