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Semaglutide in Los Angeles.

Physician-prescribed semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) from a board-certified internal medicine doctor — with real lab work, careful dose titration, and follow-up that does not stop at the prescription. Telemedicine across Los Angeles and all of California.

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The Difference

Not a prescription mill.

Los Angeles has no shortage of places that will sell you a weekly injection. Very few of them will check your fasting insulin, watch your thyroid, ask what you actually eat, or notice when you are losing muscle instead of fat. That gap is why so many people lose weight on a GLP-1 and then regain it within a year of stopping.

Elios treats semaglutide as one tool inside a metabolic plan. You get the medication when it is clinically appropriate, and you get the physician relationship that makes the result hold.

How It Works

From first call to steady dose.

Four steps, all by secure video and messaging. Most LA patients complete the first two within a week or two of reaching out.

Step 01

Free 20-minute consult

A real conversation about your goals, your history, and whether GLP-1 therapy makes sense for you. No pressure and no sales pitch.

Step 02

Labs and 60-minute intake

A1c, fasting insulin, lipids, thyroid, liver enzymes, and kidney function — drawn at a lab near you, then reviewed line by line with your physician.

Step 03

Prescription and titration

If semaglutide is appropriate, we start low and increase slowly, adjusting to how you actually feel rather than a fixed calendar.

Step 04

Ongoing management

Direct messaging, regular follow-ups, repeat labs, and nutrition and strength work that protects lean muscle as the weight comes off.

Semaglutide vs. Tirzepatide

Which medication is right?

Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) are both legitimate options. The decision comes down to your labs, your tolerance, your coverage, and your history — not the brand with the loudest marketing.

Semaglutide

A GLP-1 receptor agonist with the longest real-world track record and strong cardiovascular outcome data behind it. Roughly 15% average body-weight loss in trials.

Tirzepatide

A dual GIP and GLP-1 agonist with larger average weight loss in head-to-head trials. Often the preference when insulin resistance is pronounced.

Common Questions

Semaglutide in LA, answered.

You need an evaluation with a licensed physician who reviews your history, weight and metabolic labs, and confirms semaglutide is clinically appropriate. At Elios Wellness, that starts with a free 20-minute consult, followed by a 60-minute intake visit with Dr. Nicolas Maalouf, DO. Everything is done by secure telemedicine, so no LA patient has to drive across town for it.
There are two separate costs: the medical care and the medication. Elios is $500 for the first month, which includes the comprehensive initial consultation, and $250/month after that. Membership covers your physician visits, messaging, dose management, and monitoring. The medication itself is billed separately — brand Wegovy or Ozempic may be partly covered by insurance, and pricing varies by pharmacy and coverage. We review your realistic options during the intake visit rather than quoting a number that may not apply to you.
Sometimes. Coverage depends on your plan, your diagnosis, and prior-authorization criteria. Elios is a cash-pay concierge practice and does not bill insurance for visits, but we provide documentation and superbills that support a pharmacy benefit claim or reimbursement request where your plan allows it.
No — Elios is telemedicine-first. Every visit happens by secure video, and labs are drawn at a lab near you. That means no traffic, no parking, and no waiting room, while you keep the same board-certified physician for every visit.
Our default is FDA-approved, brand-name medication. Compounded GLP-1 products have inconsistent regulatory oversight and variable quality, so they are not our starting point. If access is a genuine barrier, we discuss the tradeoffs openly rather than making that decision for you.
In the STEP-1 trial, participants lost roughly 15% of body weight over 68 weeks alongside lifestyle support. Individual results vary widely. Weight loss holds far better when the medication sits inside a plan that protects lean muscle through adequate protein, resistance training, and sleep — which is exactly how we build every plan at Elios.

This page is general education, not medical advice, and does not create a physician-patient relationship. Semaglutide is a prescription medication that requires an individual evaluation with a licensed clinician. Not appropriate for everyone.

Also see: Concierge medicine in Los Angeles · Our approach · Membership

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