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Ranked #326

Ascend Medical

Ascend Medical is a virtual-first whole-person primary care practice whose Medical Weight Loss program prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide alongside primary care, mental health, women's and men's health and diabetes care.

Desk Score 63/100 (C) · Verified August 2026

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Is Ascend Medical legit?

Only what Ascend Medical publishes and what we could check ourselves — nothing inferred. See the methodology.

Certification
On third-party certification, the site doesn't say.
Where it ships
2 states, as published on the site.
Last checked
August 2026, against Ascend Medical's own pages.
Published price
Ascend Medical publishes a figure for semaglutide and tirzepatide — the qualifiers are in "What does Ascend Medical cost?" below.
What it sells
Compounded medication only, injectable route only.
Licensing & trust
79/100 on the scored dimension of that name — one of the six in our published methodology.

Checks out as far as the figures go, with one caveat: every price Ascend Medical publishes carries a condition, so the number on the site is not the monthly bill.

What does Ascend Medical cost?

Each figure exactly as Ascend Medical publishes it, with the condition attached to it spelled out.

Semaglutide

$225 for the Starting Package; no billing period is published, and the page does not say whether the product is compounded or brand

We hold that $225 as a conditional figure rather than a flat monthly rate: the qualifier Ascend Medical publishes beside it is not one our price reader recognizes as a plain calendar-month price.

Because that figure carries a condition, it is held out of our "cheapest" rankings and out of the median we compute for semaglutide — only flat month-to-month rates compete there.

Tirzepatide

$240 for the Starting Package; no billing period is published, and the page does not say whether the product is compounded or brand

We hold that $240 as a conditional figure rather than a flat monthly rate: the qualifier Ascend Medical publishes beside it is not one our price reader recognizes as a plain calendar-month price.

Because that figure carries a condition, it is held out of our "cheapest" rankings and out of the median we compute for tirzepatide — only flat month-to-month rates compete there.

All figures as published on Ascend Medical's own site and read in August 2026. Prices change — confirm before you order.

Semaglutide
$225see conditions
Tirzepatide
$240see conditions
Coverage
2 states
Brand-name
Compounded only
Verification
Prices as published on Ascend Medical's site — verified august 2026. Each figure's full condition is in “What does Ascend Medical cost?” below.

Line Ascend Medical up against its closest alternatives. Or go one-on-one: Ascend Medical vs CoreAge Rx. Because Ascend Medical dispenses compounded medication, it’s worth understanding whether compounded GLP-1 is legit and safe.

Desk Score breakdown

Each of the six scored dimensions. See the methodology.

Price transparency54/100
State access42/100
Molecule range66/100
Onboarding speed70/100
Support responsiveness88/100
Licensing & trust79/100

What we like

  • Names its molecules and prices them on the same page — semaglutide at $225 and tirzepatide at $240 for the Starting Package
  • Whole-person virtual primary care that includes a medical weight loss program
  • Staffed by licensed MDs, DOs, NPs and PAs
  • Bills in-network insurance for the medication where the plan covers it, with self-pay as the fallback
  • Integrates weight loss with primary, mental health and diabetes care
  • Clear state availability (Georgia and Texas)

Where points come off

  • Available only in Georgia and Texas
  • Does not say whether its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded or brand-name
  • The Starting Package figures carry no billing period — the page never says what $225 and $240 buy in weeks or months
  • Weight loss is one service among many, not a dedicated GLP-1 specialist

The bottom line — C

Best for: Georgia or Texas residents who want semaglutide or tirzepatide inside virtual primary care, with in-network insurance billing and a self-pay Starting Package at $225 and $240.

Ascend Medical ranks #326 of 542 providers scored — see #1, CoreAge Rx here.

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Pricing and verification reflect Ascend Medical's public disclosures at last scoring; the Desk Score is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on Ascend Medical's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.

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