Rivas Medical Weight Loss review
Every other seller on this page quotes a month. This one quotes a week, and the difference is enormous: $115 a week is about $500 a month, three or four times the telehealth rate. It is also a different thing entirely. That price is all-inclusive and buys a weekly in-person appointment with a provider, vitals and a weigh-in, fifty-two times a year, at one of fifteen clinics in Maryland and Virginia.
- Independently scored
- Verified
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Rivas Medical Weight Loss at a glance
- Semaglutide
- $500/mo — $115 a week, all-inclusive with a weekly in-person visit
- Tirzepatide
- $717/mo — $165 a week on the same terms
- Coverage
- Fifteen locations across Maryland and Virginia
- Brand-name
- Yes
How we scored Rivas Medical Weight Loss
Each score comes out of Rivas Medical Weight Loss's published pricing, disclosures and oversight, and the six combine into the 53/100 Editors' Rating on the same weighted six-factor framework we apply to every provider — never nudged by whether a provider pays us.
The headline rate obscures a plan requirement or a hidden step-up.
Cost is unpredictable, premium, or hides behind a plan commitment.
Little here is shaped around a mother's week or her life stage.
Support is thin once the prescription ships.
Oversight is disclosed in enough detail to actually be checked.
Leaving costs you — notice windows, minimum terms or fees you don't get back.
How we verified this review
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Confidence
- high
- Primary source
- rivasweightloss.com/pricing
Verified 19 August 2026. Rivas Medical Weight Loss prices by the week, which nothing else on this page does, and the conversion is the story: $115 a week for compounded semaglutide is about $500 a month, and $165 a week for tirzepatide about $717. On the three-month packages those fall to $450 and $645. That is two to three times what the telehealth sellers here charge, and the weekly unit is what makes it hard to see. What the money buys is not the same product, though, and the comparison should say so. The price is all-inclusive and covers a weekly in-person provider visit with vitals and a weigh-in — fifty-two visits a year — plus the medication, flat at any dose, at one of fifteen clinics across Maryland and Virginia. A one-time $195 evaluation is described as a lifetime membership, not charged again as long as you visit annually. All four package discount claims were recomputed and hold to the cent. It also offers Wegovy and Zepbound at a $100 monthly follow-up and states outright that the medication is billed separately at the pharmacy. Cherry and CareCredit financing are available, HSA and FSA are accepted, and there are no contracts. It screened clean against the live FDA warning-letter index, and its legal documents are unrelated to the four-brand group reviewed alongside it.
What to expect when you sign up
We walked Rivas Medical Weight Loss's public signup funnel (August 2026) — a first-hand look at the flow. We don't create accounts, enter medical data, or complete checkout, so this is what any visitor sees, not a patient outcome.
- 1The signup call to action leaves rivasweightloss.com for app.rivasweightloss.com, a separate host
- 2The intake responded HTTP 200 when checked on 2026-08-21
- 3Walked to the intake entry only. No personal information was submitted, so nothing past the entry screen is asserted here
What we noticed
- A monthly price is visible on the public homepage before any intake — you do not have to hand over information to see a number
- Intake is hosted on app.rivasweightloss.com, so the company you fill the form in with is not the domain you started on
Pricing
Prices re-verified
| Medication | Monthly | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Compounded semaglutide | $500 | Per weekly in-person visit, flat at any dose$115 per week, all-inclusive — medication plus a weekly in-person provider visit with vitals and weigh-in. At 4.345 weeks to the month that is about $500. Packages: $437 per 4 weeks ($109.25/wk) and $1,242 per 12 weeks ($103.50/wk), exactly 5% and 10% off. |
| Compounded tirzepatide | $717 | Per weekly in-person visit, flat at any dose$165 per week on the same all-inclusive terms, about $717 a month. Packages $627 per 4 weeks and $1,782 per 12 weeks, again exactly 5% and 10% off. |
| Brand tirzepatide | $100 | Zepbound — visit fee only$100 for a monthly follow-up visit including a one-month prescription. ⚠ The site states plainly that the medication itself is paid separately at the pharmacy and that insurance may cover it. |
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GLP-1 telehealth is usually HSA- and FSA-eligible, so check your own plan. Everything above comes from Rivas Medical Weight Loss's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on Rivas Medical Weight Loss's own site.
What we like
- The price covers a weekly in-person visit with vitals and a weigh-in, not just the prescription
- Flat at any dose, for both molecules
- All four package discounts are exact to the cent
- Fifteen physical locations, and a $195 evaluation not repeated so long as you visit annually
- It says plainly that the Wegovy and Zepbound visit fees exclude the medication
- Cherry and CareCredit financing, HSA and FSA accepted, no contracts
The caveats
- ⛔ Weekly pricing conceals a monthly cost of about $500 and $717
- That is two to three times the telehealth market on this page
- The value depends on attending weekly, which is a lot of appointments
- Maryland and Virginia only for the in-person program
- The $195 initial visit has to be in person
- No compounding pharmacy is named
Rivas Medical Weight Loss for mothers: our verdict
Every other seller on this page quotes a month. This one quotes a week, and the difference is enormous: $115 a week is about $500 a month, three or four times the telehealth rate. It is also a different thing entirely. That price is all-inclusive and buys a weekly in-person appointment with a provider, vitals and a weigh-in, fifty-two times a year, at one of fifteen clinics in Maryland and Virginia. It runs about $500/month — a premium to the category, so the extras have to earn it.
We weigh Rivas Medical Weight Loss the way mothers actually have to: not just the real monthly cost, but the real monthly cost once the dose climbs and whether a real clinician stands behind it — the things a generic roundup never gets to.
What Rivas Medical Weight Loss actually costs
- Compounded semaglutide — Per weekly in-person visit, flat at any dose: $500/mo
- Compounded tirzepatide — Per weekly in-person visit, flat at any dose: $717/mo
- Brand-name tirzepatide — Zepbound — visit fee only: $100/mo
For context, the typical ongoing price across our roster is around $179/month, so Rivas Medical Weight Loss sits at the premium end.
The medications Rivas Medical Weight Loss prescribes
Rivas Medical Weight Loss prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide — the pair with the strongest evidence behind them, and having both under one account matters when insulin resistance, familiar from PCOS and gestational diabetes, makes tirzepatide the better fit. It can also route you to FDA-approved brand pens rather than only compounded vials, and those carry the manufacturer's own pregnancy and lactation labeling, which is a cleaner document to take to an OB.
Where Rivas Medical Weight Loss fits — and where it doesn't — for mothers
Worth it if…
- you may need to move between semaglutide and tirzepatide as your body and hormones change.
Give it a miss if…
- you'd rather a prescriber talk through timing around the real monthly cost once the dose climbs — that's what our #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, is built for.
Trust, safety, and oversight
Our confidence in Rivas Medical Weight Loss's public facts is high — pricing, pharmacies, and clinical network were verifiable at last review. As with any compounded GLP-1, the most useful thing mothers can do is confirm which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription and what's in the formulation — we explain how we weigh oversight in our Editors' Rating methodology.
One line that applies to every provider on this masthead: no GLP-1 is established as safe in pregnancy or while breastfeeding, and the labels advise against use. This is a review of a commercial program, not a green light — the timing decision belongs to you and your clinician.
The bottom line
Rivas Medical Weight Loss is a reasonable option — weigh it on the real monthly cost once the dose climbs and whether a real clinician stands behind it against the alternatives below. For most mothers, CoreAge Rx remains the stronger all-round fit — see why it tops our ranking.
The bottom line for mothers
Best for: A mother near Maryland or Virginia who wants to be seen weekly rather than shipped to monthly, and is pricing it as clinical care.
Alternatives to Rivas Medical Weight Loss
Providers we have a referral relationship with, ordered by their Editors' Rating — highest first. A fee never moves a rating, but it does decide who appears here, so this is not the whole roster: the full ranking lists every provider we cover.
- Visit CoreAge RxCoreAge RxOur #1 pick
The one program on this masthead whose number still makes sense at the top of the dose. A flat, all-in monthly price on both molecules, no teaser rate to expire, and a cancel button you can actually find — the closest thing to a family-budget guarantee we've reviewed.
- Visit Gala Health
A flat $179 for either molecule and a genuinely gentle microdosing tier — a reasonable, all-doses-included option, if you can live with a yearly plan and a pharmacy the marketing never names.
- Visit Sesame
A high-trust telehealth marketplace that took a clear side: FDA-approved brand GLP-1 only, no compounded shortcut. You pay a brand cash price and book a real video visit — but you get on-label pens and one of the cleaner reputations on this masthead.
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Rivas Medical Weight Loss, answered
- How much does Rivas Medical Weight Loss cost?
- When we last checked, the cheapest ongoing compounded price at Rivas Medical Weight Loss was around $500 a month: $500/mo — $115 a week, all-inclusive with a weekly in-person visit for semaglutide and $717/mo — $165 a week on the same terms for tirzepatide. Prices here move quickly — confirm today's all-in number on their own site before signing up.
- Is Rivas Medical Weight Loss safe to use while breastfeeding?
- No GLP-1 has been shown to be safe in pregnancy or while nursing, whether compounded or brand-name, and the labeling advises against it. That applies to Rivas Medical Weight Loss as much as to anyone else. Time it for after weaning, and make the decision with your own clinician.
- Does Rivas Medical Weight Loss offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
- Yes — Rivas Medical Weight Loss offers both molecules. Tirzepatide's dual GIP/GLP-1 action is often preferred where insulin resistance drives weight, which matters for PCOS and after gestational diabetes.
- Where does Rivas Medical Weight Loss rank for mothers?
- Rivas Medical Weight Loss takes 53/100 in our Editors' Rating, placing it #163. Six factors chosen for mothers feed that number, and CoreAge Rx is the one at the top of the list — see how they compare.
Pricing, states and verification reflect Rivas Medical Weight Loss's public disclosures at last review; the Editors' Rating is our editorial judgment per the published methodology. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See our medical disclaimer and how we're funded.