Ascend Medical review
Ascend Medical is a virtual-first whole-person primary care practice that includes a Medical Weight Loss program among its services.
- Semaglutide
- Not disclosed
- Tirzepatide
- Not disclosed
- Coverage
- 2 states
- Brand-name
- Compounded only
Prices read from Ascend Medical's own site on . Providers change pricing without notice — check the current figure before you buy.
The scorecard
Ascend Medical scored on our six Brief Score factors. See the methodology.
What we like
- Whole-person virtual primary care that includes a medical weight loss program
- Staffed by licensed MDs, DOs, NPs and PAs
- Integrates weight loss with primary, mental health and diabetes care
- Clear state availability (Georgia and Texas)
The caveats
- Available only in Georgia and Texas
- Specific GLP-1 medications and branded-vs-compounded status not published
- No pricing disclosed on public pages
- Weight loss is one service among many, not a dedicated GLP-1 specialist
The brief
Best for: Georgia or Texas residents wanting medical weight loss inside virtual primary care. Ascend Medical is a virtual-first whole-person primary care practice that includes a Medical Weight Loss program among its services.
Ranked #358 of 546 providers we reviewed — see our #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, for comparison.
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Weighing Ascend Medical against one provider in particular? There is a full head-to-head with our top-ranked pick in CoreAge Rx vs Ascend Medical, and every provider that outranks it is listed on the Ascend Medical alternatives ranking.
- #355Wellorithm— Four compounded routes and four branded pens, with prices published on the branded side and the compounded GLP-1s left behind an intake quiz.58/100
- #356SkinnyRx— A provider that puts every term and every rate on the page before a single medical question — and then advertises itself with the twelve-month rung of each one, on a microdose line that costs the same as the full dose.58/100
- #357Try Ageless— Three routes to two molecules with a published rung table for each and free switching between them — sold on a page whose every headline figure is a twelve-month prepay rate, by a brand whose own shop sells the same injection for less.58/100
- #359Factor Health MD— Factor Health MD is a Florida-based multi-vertical telehealth platform with an unusually broad GLP-1 lineup — compounded semaglutide, tirzepatide, and the rarely offered liraglutide.60/100
- #360Ivim Health— Telehealth weight loss program with low entry-tier semaglutide pricing and a separate program fee for tirzepatide.60/100
- #361Klinic— Klinic is a LegitScript-certified multi-condition telehealth platform prescribing brand-name GLP-1 medications—Wegovy (semaglutide) and Zepbound (tirzepatide)—to patients across all 50 U.S.60/100
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Pricing, states and verification reflect Ascend Medical's public disclosures at last review; the Brief Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on Ascend Medical's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.