Lake Avenue Wellness

About Lake Avenue Wellness

## What is this place? Lake Avenue Wellness is a physician-led hormone, weight-loss, and peptide therapy clinic at 519 4th Street in Wilmette, serving North Shore communities including Winnetka, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Evanston, Glenview, Skokie, Highland Park, and Northbrook. Two internal medicine physicians, Dr. Tarak Chokshi and Dr. Richard Scuderi, lead the medical side, backed by two nurse practitioners and a peptide/longevity coach.

## What does it treat? The weight-loss program is built around GLP-1 medications "prescribed and monitored by a physician" — the site describes this only in generic terms and doesn't name a specific drug or brand anywhere, even on its dedicated peptide-therapy page. Hormone optimization is offered separately for men and women, and the clinic also runs a direct primary care membership alongside its specialty services.

## What does it cost? The medical weight-loss program starts at $299 per month, and the clinic is specific about what that includes: weekly in-office injections, all bloodwork, monthly physician check-ins, dosing adjustments, and follow-up appointments, with no membership fee, no subscription, and no per-visit add-on charges. A direct primary care membership is advertised elsewhere on the site starting at $199 per month, though that figure only appears on the homepage — the dedicated membership page itself doesn't carry a price, so treat it as unconfirmed until you ask directly.

## Does insurance cover it? The clinic operates outside insurance entirely — billed directly, with no copays, deductibles, or prior authorizations. HSA and FSA funds typically apply, and the clinic can provide documentation for out-of-network reimbursement if your plan covers it. It's explicit that it isn't a telehealth platform or subscription service, so don't expect virtual-only visits here.

## Who provides care, and hours Dr. Chokshi, a board-certified internal medicine physician trained at Chicago Medical School with 20-plus years of experience, and Dr. Scuderi, trained at Indiana University School of Medicine, oversee care alongside nurse practitioners Shaily Patel and Kristin Bissing and peptide specialist Josh Black. The Wilmette office is open Monday 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–2 p.m., closed Sundays. The site doesn't say how many years the clinic itself has been operating.

**Sources:** https://lakeavenuewellness.com/ · https://lakeavenuewellness.com/peptide-therapy/ · https://lakeavenuewellness.com/membership/ · https://lakeavenuewellness.com/our-team/ · https://lakeavenuewellness.com/medical-weight-loss/ · https://lakeavenuewellness.com/hormones/

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