How Much Does Medical Weight Loss Cost in Tampa?

At Padgett Medical Center in Tampa, medical weight loss starts at $149 a month for personalized compounded semaglutide and $229 a month for personalized compounded tirzepatide at the starting dose, and phentermine's first month is $196. At any clinic, compare the total: visit, medication, follow-ups and delivery, at the dose you'll actually reach.

New patients who book online with a card on file take 15% off their first month of medication, and the $100 visit is free when you start medication. For phentermine, new patients who book online with a card on file pay $127.40 for the first month, 35% off the regular $196, with the visit, the medication and a B12 injection included. Nothing is charged when you book. See every program and price.

What should a medical weight-loss price include?

A complete price covers four things: the provider visit, the medication, the follow-up visits where your dose is adjusted, and getting the medication to you. If an advertised number covers only one of them, it isn't the price of the program.

NIDDK's guide to choosing a weight-loss program suggests asking for the total cost from beginning to end, and whether anything sits outside that total, such as membership fees, fees for weekly visits, supplements or other products, medical tests and follow-up to keep the weight off. It also warns about very small print, asterisks and footnotes that make important details easy to miss.

With medication, follow-up isn't an optional extra. A provider who adjusts your dose every month needs to see you every month, so a price that leaves out follow-ups is the price of a prescription, not of supervised care.

What questions should you ask any clinic about cost?

Ask these before you pay anything, and keep the answers. They cover the places where a monthly price most often turns out to be incomplete.

About the medication: Is it included, or billed separately by a pharmacy? Is the advertised price for the starting dose only? What will I pay at the dose I'm likely to reach, and when does the price change? Are follow-up visits, labs and shipping included? Is anything added to the medication, and does that cost more?

About the terms: Is there a membership, enrollment or cancellation fee? Is there a contract or a minimum number of months? If a discount is advertised, who qualifies, and is it for the first month only? What can a card on file be charged for, and when?

The FTC warns that 'free' trial offers often come with a catch: you usually give a card number so the company can charge you if you don't cancel on time. Before signing up for anything that renews, find the terms: exactly what you're agreeing to, and how and when to cancel. The FTC's weight-loss advice adds that many people who signed up for 'free' trials of weight-loss products were billed for recurring shipments they didn't want.

Why does the monthly price go up with the dose?

At Padgett, personalized compounded semaglutide and personalized compounded tirzepatide are priced by dose, so as your provider raises your dose, your monthly price rises too. A starting price is accurate, but it's the price of the first step.

Starting doses aren't meant to be where you stay. Tirzepatide's prescribing information says its 2.5 mg starting dose 'is for treatment initiation and is not approved as a maintenance dosage,' and semaglutide's prescribing information steps the dose up every 4 weeks before reaching a maintenance dose at week 17. Your provider personalizes the pace, but budget for the dose you're likely to reach, not just month one.

Every dose and price is listed on the personalized compounded semaglutide and personalized compounded tirzepatide pages. For how dose increases play out over time, read how long a GLP-1 takes to work.

What does Padgett charge, and what's included?

For personalized compounded semaglutide and personalized compounded tirzepatide, you pay a monthly price for your dose, which covers your provider consultation, your medication and ongoing check-ins and dose adjustments. The $100 visit fee is charged only if you don't start medication.

For phentermine, the first month is $196, or $127.40 for new patients booking online with a card on file, and it includes the visit, your first month of phentermine and a B12 injection. Monthly refills are $166, including the monthly visit, the medication and a B12 injection. The full breakdown is in what phentermine costs in Tampa.

Other things to know: there's no contract, and you pay month to month. Missing a visit without 24 hours' notice carries a $50 no-show fee. Add-ins to your medication, such as NAD+ or B6, may cost more, and prices can change. Your medication ships to your door anywhere in Florida; ask about shipping to your address when you book or on the free phone consultation, so your first-month total is clear before you start.

How does the new-patient discount work?

The online discount is for new patients only: 15% off the first month of personalized compounded semaglutide or personalized compounded tirzepatide, or 35% off the first month of phentermine, when you book online with a card on file.

Your card is saved, not charged, when you book. For a weight-loss visit, the terms shown before you enter your card list what it could be charged for: the $100 visit fee after your visit if you don't start medication, and the $50 no-show fee. The discount covers the first month; after that you pay the regular price for your dose, or $166 a month for phentermine refills.

The booking asks 'Are you a current Padgett patient?' Current patients book at their regular price. If you're moving your care from another clinic, you're a new patient; see switching GLP-1 providers. You can also book without a card at the regular price; that appointment stays unconfirmed until staff confirm it by phone, and it's released after 48 hours if it isn't confirmed.

How do you compare two clinics' prices fairly?

Compare the same thing: the full monthly cost at the same dose, including visits and delivery, over the first several months. Put each clinic's answers side by side.

For each clinic, write down the month-one total, the price at each dose step you're likely to pass through, any one-time or membership fees, and what it costs to stop. Then add up the first four to six months. Weight-loss medication is a monthly cost, so the months after the first one usually decide the real price.

Watch for the red flags NIDDK lists, such as promises of weight loss without diet or exercise, or a set number of pounds in a set number of days. Price isn't the only thing to compare: who you'll see, how often, and what happens if the medication isn't working all matter. Read do medical weight loss clinics work? for what to look for beyond price.

How do you get started at Padgett?

Book online for an in-person visit at our clinic at 6904 W. Linebaugh Ave in Tampa, or a telehealth visit anywhere in Florida. Every visit is with Morgan Colee, PA, and nothing is charged when you book.

Want to talk through cost first? Pick a free 15-minute phone consultation with our medical staff when you book, or call (813) 888-7710. It isn't a provider visit, and nothing is prescribed on the call. Book a weight-loss visit or book a phentermine visit.

Personalized compounded semaglutide and personalized compounded tirzepatide are compounded drugs that have not been approved by the FDA. They have not been reviewed by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or quality. FDA-approved products containing semaglutide and tirzepatide are available. Individual results vary.

This article is educational and is not medical advice. Talk with a licensed provider about your own health, medications and treatment options.