Head-to-head · WeighScore
Elevate Health vs Optimized Health
The verdict
Optimized Health takes it — 67.2/100 to 58.5/100.
Optimized Health grades higher on WeighScore, our editorial score across cost value, dose & formulation, clinical oversight, labs & monitoring, fulfillment and contract terms. Optimized Health is a concierge medical weight loss and hormone clinic offering clinician-supervised GLP-1 programs with compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, plus oral options like phentermine.
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Factor by factor
The same six graded dimensions, side by side. See the methodology.
The numbers
| Metric | Elevate Health | Optimized Health |
|---|---|---|
| WeighScore | 58.5/100 | 67.2/100 |
| Grade | C | C |
| Scorecard rank | #372 | #174 |
| Semaglutide | $299/mo (compounded) | $200/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide | $399/mo (compounded) | $250/mo (starting dose, compounded) |
| Coverage | Coverage not published | 5 states |
| Brand-name access | Yes | Compounded only |
| Oral / sublingual | Injection only | Yes |
Graded #372 · C
Strengths
- Compounded semaglutide ($299/mo, from $158/mo on 12-month) and tirzepatide ($399/mo, from $248/mo)
- Also offers brand-name Zepbound (tirzepatide) plus NAD+, B12, and glutathione add-ons
- All supplies included; Affirm/Klarna payment plans available
- Full refund if you are not approved
- 35,000+ patients served
Where it loses points
- Month-to-month pricing is high ($299 sema / $399 tirz); the low rates require a 12-month commitment
- Pharmacy partner and prescribing medical group not named
- States of operation not published
- Not LegitScript-certified (no certification displayed)
- No standalone Terms of Service page (only Privacy, HIPAA, and a safety-information page)
Graded #174 · C
Strengths
- Fully transparent pricing published on the website
- Semaglutide from $200/mo and tirzepatide from $250/mo
- Lab panels included with clinician-supervised dosing
- LegitScript certified clinic
- Lead PA-C with over a decade in obesity medicine
Where it loses points
- Telehealth limited to MO, IA, KS, UT, and WA
- Compounded GLP-1 only, not brand-name
- No insurance billing (cash-pay)
- PA-led rather than MD/DO-led
Also worth a look
Neither is our top-graded pick — CoreAge Rx leads the scorecard
Across all 499 providers, CoreAge Rx grades highest at 91.8/100 (A−). Top of the scorecard: flat transparent pricing, both molecules, nationwide — no teaser-rate games.
Pricing/verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last grading; the WeighScore is our editorial judgment per the methodology. Prices change — confirm on each provider's site. Not medical advice; see our disclosure.