Independent Wellness review
One nurse practitioner, start to finish
A small telehealth practice where one nurse practitioner sees every patient, with compounded semaglutide at $199 a month and tirzepatide at $299, visits and medication included.
Our verdict
Independent Wellness is the opposite of a large GLP-1 platform. One board-certified family nurse practitioner, Bonnie Lea Davis, FNP-C, sees every patient, so the clinician who starts your treatment is the one adjusting it months later. Compounded semaglutide is $199 a month after a $99 first month and tirzepatide $299 after $199, with unlimited provider visits and delivery included, no membership, and a promise that the agreed monthly price won't change. Video visits are built into the schedule rather than optional. The limits come with the size. It serves only about 20 states, its own pages disagree on the exact count, and there's no published terms of service, refund or cancellation policy to read before you start. It suits someone in a covered state who wants the continuity of a single clinician and a fixed price. Ask about cancellation and refunds in writing before your first payment.
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At a glance
- Category
- GLP-1 telehealth
- Access
- Compounded semaglutide $199/mo ($99 first month), tirzepatide $299/mo ($199 first month); provider visits included; about 20 states
- Medications
- Compounded semaglutide · Compounded tirzepatide
- Insurance
- Cash-pay, no insurance
- Visit
- Video visit / Async intake
- LegitScript
- Claimed by provider
Partner alternative
Enhance MD
Lab-guided treatment under ongoing physician oversight
Check Enhance MD availability →What it is
Independent Wellness is a provider-led telehealth weight-loss practice run by Bonnie Lea Davis, FNP-C, a board-certified family nurse practitioner who handles every consultation and follow-up herself. It offers compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide, and says it can discuss microdosing, oral sublingual drops and other options such as NAD⁺, glutathione and sermorelin, priced individually. Its home page lists 20 states it serves: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming, while its about page says 18. It names three dispensing pharmacies, each with its address and the states it ships to: DCA Pharmacy in Franklin, Tennessee, Link Pharmacy in Highland Village, Texas, and Boudreaux's New Drug Store in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It's direct-pay, and HSA or FSA funds may be usable. Contact is by phone and email.
How it works
Your first visit is a live telehealth video session with Bonnie Lea Davis, who reviews your history and goals and helps you choose between semaglutide and tirzepatide. Nothing is charged until she approves a plan. Monthly check-ins are required: in the second and third months they can be refill-only visits handled online, and every third month is another video visit. She recommends yearly lab work, a metabolic panel, lipids, thyroid and HbA1c, and some plans include labs through Quest Diagnostics. Medication ships to your door from one of the named pharmacies. Between visits you can ask questions and report side effects, and doses are adjusted as you go, including lower-dose maintenance plans for people who've reached their goal.
Pricing transparency
The pricing page lists two plans. Compounded semaglutide is $99 for the first month, then $199 a month; compounded tirzepatide is $199 for the first month, then $299 a month. Both include the medication shipped monthly and unlimited provider visits, with no membership, subscription or hidden fees, and the practice promises that your agreed ongoing price won't change. Its home page also shows tirzepatide "from $179/month", which doesn't match the pricing page, so confirm the figure during your first visit. Microdosing, oral drops and peptide options are priced by plan. No payment is taken until you're approved. The site doesn't publish terms of service or a refund or cancellation policy, so ask how billing renews and how to stop before you pay.
Branded vs compounded
Independent Wellness prescribes compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide, and its pages state that compounded medications are not FDA-approved. Brand-name Wegovy and Zepbound aren't offered. Its pages also describe sublingual drops as a needle-free option, noting that results depend on absorption and consistency. The pharmacies that fill its prescriptions are named with their addresses and state coverage, and it says each is LegitScript certified, with one listed as pending an ownership review. The practice displays its own LegitScript certification seal. A search of the FDA warning-letter database under its name, its web address and its clinician's name returned no letters to Independent Wellness.
Pros and watch-outs
What we like
- The same nurse practitioner at every visit
- Medication and unlimited provider visits in one monthly price
- Agreed monthly price promised not to change
- Dispensing pharmacies named with their addresses
- No payment until you're approved
Watch-outs
- Serves only about 20 states, and its pages disagree on the count
- No published terms, refund or cancellation policy
- Home page and pricing page disagree on tirzepatide's price
- No brand-name GLP-1 option
- A single clinician means limited cover if she's unavailable
Best for
People in one of its states who want one clinician to manage their GLP-1 treatment from start to finish, with video visits and a fixed monthly price.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone outside its states, anyone who wants brand-name medication or insurance billing, or a buyer who needs the cancellation terms in writing before starting.
The evidence behind what Independent 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.
- 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 Independent Wellness compares
A few alternatives worth a look, depending on what you’re optimizing for.
EdenCompounded or branded GLP-1 through one consumer telehealth account
See Eden →
WellMedRxCompounded GLP-1s by injection or tablet, with a named clinician network and pharmacy
See WellMedRx →
Lavender Sky HealthCost-conscious buyers who want to choose their own compounding pharmacy and dose, pay per consult, and see every price before booking
See Lavender Sky Health →
More GLP-1 telehealth reviews: SkinnyRxPeter MDMadeMedShedLive VitalCollective
Pharmacology & mechanisms
How we assessed this. This review reflects Aminoscope’s own read of Independent Wellness’s publicly-stated model — pricing transparency, clinical oversight, medication clarity, and access — against our editorial methodology. We publish no fabricated ratings or first-hand outcomes. A partnership never changes the assessment — see how we make money.
Frequently asked
- How much does Independent Wellness cost?
- Compounded semaglutide is $199 a month after a $99 first month, and tirzepatide $299 a month after a $199 first month. Both include medication and unlimited provider visits, with no membership fee.
- Who will I see at Independent Wellness?
- Bonnie Lea Davis, FNP-C, a board-certified family nurse practitioner, handles every visit, from the first video consultation to follow-ups.
- Which states does Independent Wellness serve?
- Its home page lists 20 states, including Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, New York and Washington. Check the list before you book.
- Do I pay before my consultation?
- No. Payment isn't taken until your provider approves a plan.
- How often do I need visits?
- Monthly. The first is a video visit, months two and three can be online refill visits, and a video visit is required every three months.
- Is Independent Wellness legit?
- Independent Wellness is a GLP-1 telehealth service you reach through a video visit with a clinician and an online intake a clinician reviews. The medications it names are Compounded semaglutide and Compounded tirzepatide. What it publishes up front: Compounded semaglutide $199/mo ($99 first month), tirzepatide $299/mo ($199 first month); provider visits included; about 20 states. It is cash-pay and states it does not bill insurance. It shows a LegitScript seal. Ask the company for its certificate number before you rely on it. Before you pay, ask in writing about which states it serves.
- Is Independent Wellness expensive compared with other GLP-1 telehealth providers?
- Independent Wellness publishes a starting figure of $199/mo. Across the 104 GLP-1 telehealth providers we review that publish a single monthly figure, those run $49 to $399 with a median of $190, which puts Independent Wellness above the median. The other 156 GLP-1 telehealth providers we review quote only after an intake or price by dose, so they are not in that comparison. A starting figure is not a bill — labs, consultations and shipping are often charged separately, so confirm what your own quote includes.