Meet Darshan Patel, MD, an obesity medicine physician, and his care team at our clinic in Deer Park, in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Come in for your visit, or see us by video from home. Most major insurance accepted, plus convenient cash pay options.
A physician-led clinic in Lake County, close to Barrington, Lake Zurich and Palatine. Come in, or see us by video.
Your first consultation is about you: your history, your goals and a plan you can live with.
Your weight history, health conditions, current medicines and goals, so your plan fits your life.
Whether a GLP-1 medicine such as Wegovy or Zepbound is right for you, and the habits that support it, with a registered dietitian on your care team.
We check your insurance before your visit, file prior authorization for brand-name medicine, appeal if your plan says no, and help with the maker's copay assistance.
Follow-up visits in person or by video, dose changes and messages with your care team in the Aayu Well app.
We check your coverage before your first visit and tell you what we find.
Most major insurance accepted, plus convenient cash pay options. Visits are billed to your insurance and you pay any copay. We check your benefits before your first visit, file the prior authorization, follow it through and appeal if your plan says no. When your plan covers the medicine, we help with the maker's copay assistance.
We bill Medicare for visits, and we prescribe through the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge for people who qualify: $50 a month, from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. How the Bridge works.
Compounded semaglutide is $475 for 12 weeks or $200 every 4 weeks. Compounded tirzepatide is $675 for 12 weeks or $300 every 4 weeks. Medicine, shipping, consultations and care-team messages are included, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted.
On the self-pay path, your first consultation is waived. A $50 fee applies only if you are prescribed medicine and decide not to start. There is no fee to cancel. A $35 missed-appointment fee applies, and your first one is waived. Self-pay plans are not offered at 65 and over. See pricing.
Compounded medicines are prepared for you by a state-licensed pharmacy. They are not FDA-approved, are not reviewed by FDA for safety, effectiveness or quality, and are not the same as Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound or Mounjaro, or generic versions of them.
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Tell us about your health and add your insurance from your card. We check your coverage before your consultation.
A physician-led visit at our Deer Park clinic, or by video. Billed to your plan; you pay any copay.
We submit it for brand-name medicine, follow up with your plan and appeal if needed. Once approved, your prescription goes to your pharmacy.
Follow-up visits, dose changes and messages with your care team in the app.
Have another question? Email support@aayuwell.com or call (312) 625-1889.
Our clinic is at 20330 N Deer Park Blvd, Suite 130, Deer Park, IL 60010, in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Call (312) 625-1889 with questions.
No. You can come to the clinic, see us by video from home or work, or mix both. Your care team is the same either way.
Your care is led by Darshan Patel, MD, an obesity medicine physician, with a registered dietitian and a care team.
Most major insurance accepted, plus convenient cash pay options. Visits are billed to your insurance and you pay any copay. We check your coverage before your first visit, handle prior authorization for brand-name medicine as a concierge service, including appeals, and help with the maker's copay assistance.
Yes. We bill Medicare for visits, and we prescribe through the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge for people who qualify: $50 a month, from July 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. Self-pay plans are not offered at 65 and over.
Self-pay plans include medicine, shipping, consultations and care-team messages. Compounded semaglutide is $475 for 12 weeks or $200 every 4 weeks, and compounded tirzepatide is $675 for 12 weeks or $300 every 4 weeks. On the self-pay path, your first consultation is waived; a $50 fee applies only if you are prescribed medicine and decide not to start. Self-pay plans are not offered at 65 and over.
Insurance coverage varies by plan, and prior authorization may be required. Medicine is prescribed when it is right for you, and individual results vary. Compounded medicines are not FDA-approved and are not reviewed by FDA for safety, effectiveness or quality. Insurer and state program details on this page are summarized from the public sources linked and can change; we check your plan before your first visit. See our Terms & Conditions.