Gaya Wellness review

What it is

Gaya Wellness PLLC is a virtual-first women's health practice based at 504 West Plant Street in Winter Garden, Florida. It was founded by Dr. Shweta Patel, a board-certified OB/GYN who trained at SUNY Buffalo and served 13 years as a U.S. Navy medical officer; the practice describes itself as veteran owned. Besides the Weight Loss Concierge program, it offers menopause and perimenopause care, hormone replacement therapy, gynecology, fertility guidance, PCOS care and peptide therapy, and it sells a book on hormones. It is licensed in five states: Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana and Tennessee. The weight program is open to adults aged 18 to 64 with a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more with a condition such as diabetes, high cholesterol, PCOS or high blood pressure. The practice says it is in network with Aetna and Cigna and accepts HSA and FSA cards for every service. No LegitScript seal appears on its pages.

How it works

You start with a 60-second quiz, then an initial consultation in which Dr. Patel reviews your full health history and decides how to proceed. All consultations, check-ins and follow-ups are virtual. The practice orders a panel of more than 50 biomarkers at a lab near you, and the plan can include a GLP-1, hormone therapy or both if you're eligible, along with custom meal plans. Ongoing care is a weekly asynchronous check-in with the physician, biometric tracking and dose adjustments, plus a member library of meal planners, trackers and workouts. Medication on the Premium and Concierge tiers ships directly to your door. If you already have insurance-covered medication, the Foundation tier gives you the physician oversight and prior-authorization support without the drug. The practice describes a second, maintenance phase after you reach your goal, aimed at keeping the weight off.

Pricing transparency

There are three tiers, each billed monthly or at a lower rate with a three-month commitment. Foundation is $199 a month, or $149 on the quarterly plan, and covers the initial consultation, lab orders, prior-authorization support, prescription access and weekly check-ins, but not medication. Premium is $399 a month, or $349 quarterly, and adds compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide shipped to you; Gaya notes that tirzepatide doses above 10 mg a week may cost more, and your physician discusses any change first. Concierge is $599 a month, or $549 quarterly, and adds bioidentical hormone therapy and priority access. The site says plans can be canceled any time, while the quarterly price requires a three-month billing cycle. Whether lab fees are included isn't spelled out, so ask before your draw. A refund policy isn't published. HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and financing is available through Cherry.

Branded vs compounded

Compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide on the Premium and Concierge tiers, and prior-authorization help for brand-name Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound or Mounjaro if you want to use insurance. Wegovy and Zepbound are FDA-approved for weight management, while Ozempic and Mounjaro are approved for type 2 diabetes. Compounded versions are not FDA-approved, and the pharmacy that prepares them isn't named on the site. The Concierge tier pairs a GLP-1 with bioidentical hormone therapy, which Gaya says emerging research suggests can improve results in midlife women; that is the practice's view rather than an established standard. Gaya's site also has a page promoting retatrutide treatment. Retatrutide is an investigational drug that is not FDA-approved for any use, so ask what medication you would receive before you sign up. A search of the FDA warning-letter database under the Gaya Wellness name returned no letters.

Pros and watch-outs

The evidence behind what Gaya Wellness prescribes

We grade the molecules, not the marketing. Here is what the human data actually shows for each thing on their menu.

• What the semaglutide weight-loss trials actually showed

  STEP 1, STEP 4, and SELECT — the efficacy, the rebound, and the cardiovascular signal, read straight from the primary literature.

• Tirzepatide vs semaglutide for weight loss: what the trials actually support

  Most comparisons are cross-trial. Only SURPASS-2 and SURMOUNT-5 randomized one drug against the other — here's the precise distinction.

• Retatrutide: the triple agonist and what its Phase 2 data actually show

  A single peptide hitting GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon produced the largest weight-loss numbers yet reported — in Phase 2. A straight read of the evidence and its limits.

• Compounded vs branded GLP-1: regulatory status, sourcing and the evidence

  Compounded GLP-1 isn't FDA-approved, the shortage exception behind it ended in 2025, the FDA moved against mass-marketed copies in 2026, and the trial data belong to the branded product. Here's the precise picture.

How Gaya Wellness compares

A few alternatives worth a look, depending on what you’re optimizing for.

• Direct Meds

  Straightforward compounded GLP-1 without an insurance requirement

  See Direct Meds →
• Strut Health

  A general telehealth that covers GLP-1 alongside other everyday care

  See Strut Health →
• Midi Health

  Women in perimenopause or menopause who want weight care, and possibly hormone therapy, from one clinician, with insurance paying for the visits

  See Midi Health →

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