Independent Wellness Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 7.3/10
Best for: one named nurse practitioner at every visit, with no membership fee
Independent Wellness scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on availability, and it serves 20 states. Its compounded semaglutide costs $199 a month, the same as the $199 median among the sellers we compare.
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Prices checked October 2026
Independent Wellness is a one-provider telehealth practice: Bonnie Lea Davis, FNP-C, sees every patient. Compounded semaglutide is $99 the first month, then $199 a month; compounded tirzepatide is $199, then $299. There is no membership fee and no payment before a provider approves you. It serves 20 named states and lists its three partner pharmacies by name.
Is Independent Wellness legit?
Yes. Independent Wellness is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. We rate it 7.3/10 overall, across six areas from price to trust and safety. Legitimate is not the same as right for you, though: that part is a decision for you and a licensed clinician.
Is there an Independent Wellness promo or coupon code?
Independent Wellness has no coupon code to enter. New patients are currently quoted $99 for the first month, then $199 a month, and the discount applies on its own. Coupon sites advertising an "Independent Wellness promo code" are not a source we can vouch for.
See how Independent Wellness compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
Vetted alternatives to Independent Wellness
Embody
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Collective
Best for: flat any-dose pricing, if you can absorb a $199 annual membership on top
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AgelessRx
Best for: microdosed compounded GLP-1s from a longevity clinic, or brand Wegovy at manufacturer pricing plus monitoring
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Independent Wellness at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Semaglutide, Tirzepatide
- Starting price
- $199/mo
- What's included
- Medication · Consult · Shipping
- Availability
- 20 states
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Independent Wellness scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Independent Wellness has published rather than from an opinion we formed: what it charges, which molecules it will dispense, what its record shows, and what the monthly figure actually buys. Where a seller keeps something back, such as its price or its pharmacy, the score reflects it. Every seller we review goes through the same six columns.
Value25%
5.0/10$199/month is exactly the median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide, compounded only. Anchored to SURMOUNT-1 (tirzepatide, -20.9%) and STEP 1 (semaglutide, -14.9%).
User Experience15%
8.0/10A price is shown before the questionnaire starts.
Trust & Safety15%
7.5/10No pharmacy is named for its prescriptions. It shows a price before asking for health information. It lists the states it serves.
Accessibility10%
5.2/10Serves 20 of 50 states.
Support10%
7.0/10The price covers the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
A seller that shows no price until after the medical intake loses points on User Experience and Trust & Safety, and its review says so. How we score →
What we checked on Independent Wellness
Last checked October 2026- Checked the listed price across 2 dose or plan tiers
- Checked state coverage: 20 states
- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Checked FDA warning letters for Independent Wellness
Price, availability, and compliance here are read off the seller's own pages and off primary regulatory records, named in the sources below.
What signing up with Independent Wellness involves
What to expect on the way to a prescription: where the price appears, who fills the medication, and what the monthly price covers. It is not medical advice, and a clinician makes the prescribing decision.
- 1Independent Wellness shows a price on its own site before asking anything about you, so you can compare it with other sellers before you start a questionnaire.
- 2Ask Independent Wellness which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- 3The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping.
- Lowest ongoing monthly price: semaglutide $199, tirzepatide $299. That leaves out membership fees, first-month rates and insurance copays.
- Independent Wellness serves 20 of 50 states, so check that yours is one of them.
- The medication is compounded, so it is not an FDA-approved product and has not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality.
Contacting Independent Wellness
- Phone
- (480) 247-1030
Medications Independent Wellness lists
Independent Wellness lists compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide. Each one has its own guide: how it works, the dosing schedule, the side effects that show up in practice, and what the trials measured.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
New patient offer: $99 for the first month, then $199 a month, with unlimited provider visits.
New patient offer: $199 for the first month, then $299 a month, with unlimited provider visits.
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from Independent Wellness's own website, as of the date shown. Sellers move prices without announcing it, and promotional rates lapse, so confirm the standing cost on their site before committing.
In its favor
- Semaglutide costs $199 a month, exactly the $199 median for compounded semaglutide across the sellers we compare
- Tirzepatide costs $299 a month, close to the $269 median for compounded tirzepatide across the sellers we compare
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- The monthly price includes the medication, clinician visits and shipping
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Independent Wellness
Against it
- Serves only 20 states, so check that yours is one of them
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
- Its semaglutide and tirzepatide are compounded rather than FDA-approved, so they have not been reviewed by the agency for safety, effectiveness or manufacturing quality
What Independent Wellness charges
The figure Independent Wellness leads with is $99, and it is a first-month rate. From month two the price is $199/month, which is the number to plan around. There is nothing wrong with an introductory offer; it just is not the price of staying on the medication.
- Compounded semaglutide: $99 first month, then $199/month
- Compounded tirzepatide: $199 first month, then $299/month
For compounded semaglutide, the median across the sellers we compare is $199/month, so Independent Wellness' $199 lands mid-market. Price is unlikely to be the deciding factor.
Bodybuilding Health+ dispenses semaglutide and tirzepatide from $179/month, which makes it the fair comparison to run before you commit here.
What Independent Wellness dispenses
Independent Wellness prescribes semaglutide (approved as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (approved as Zepbound and Mounjaro). Between them these are the pair carrying the strongest published outcome data. What arrives is compounded at a licensed pharmacy, not an approved pen. That is the reason it costs less, and the reason the finished preparation carries no FDA review behind it. For what differs besides the price, see compounded semaglutide vs Ozempic and Wegovy.
Safety and disclosure
Independent Wellness tells you its price before you start the medical questionnaire and the 20 states it serves. We found no FDA warning letters issued to Independent Wellness. Because the medication is compounded, the most useful question to ask at intake is which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription. If Independent Wellness will not tell you, treat that as a warning sign. Once you have the pharmacy's name, 503A vs 503B explains which regulator oversees it and how to check. How we weigh oversight, disclosure and price is set out in our scoring methodology.
Who should look elsewhere
- You would be choosing on the advertised figure. The introductory month is real, but it is not what you will pay in month three.
- You want the FDA-approved pen specifically. Everything listed here is compounded.
- You need insurance to cover the cost. Check whether Independent Wellness bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- you want a cheap way to find out whether the medication suits you before committing
Our read
Independent Wellness is a cheap way to start and an ordinary way to continue. Use the $99 month for what it is good for, finding out whether the medication works for you, and re-run the numbers against $199/month before you let it renew twice. Belle Health is the nearest comparison we review, and worth reading alongside this.
The Bottom Line
Independent Wellness scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on availability, and it serves 20 states. Its compounded semaglutide costs $199 a month, the same as the $199 median among the sellers we compare.
Before you pay Independent Wellness
Starting at $199 a month. Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Independent Wellness is the wrong choice
No seller suits every reader, and pretending otherwise is the easiest way to sell one. On these three counts, another seller does better.
- If you need the FDA-approved pen rather than a compounded vial, consider WellMedRx.
- If the standing monthly cost is what decides it, consider Collective (from $59/mo + membership).
- If you want a human checking in, not just a prescription, consider Eden.
If none of these fits, our guide to alternatives to Independent Wellness sets more sellers in the same category beside Independent Wellness on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check Independent Wellness yourself
- Buying Tirzepatide as a Research Chemical: What "Research Use Only" Really Means
- How to Read a Peptide Certificate of Analysis (and What It Cannot Prove)
- FDA Warning Letters to Peptide Sellers: What FDA Has Cited, 2023 to 2026
Every seller that ships to your state, side by side: Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Wisconsin and every other state.
Glossary
The words sellers use, defined. Tap any term.
- Semaglutide · Drugs and brands
- Tirzepatide · Drugs and brands
- Compounded GLP-1 · Pharmacy and drug forms
- 503A pharmacy · Pharmacy and drug forms
- PCAB accreditation · Pharmacy and drug forms
- Prior authorization (PA) · Insurance and regulatory
- Off-label use · Insurance and regulatory
- FDA Drug Shortage List · Insurance and regulatory
Sources
Cited across this Independent Wellness review: primary regulatory filings, and peer-reviewed studies.
Sources & methodology — as of October 2026
- 1.GLP Watchdog — GLP-1 Pricing Index 2026 (our independent dataset)— GLP Watchdog.
- 2.FDA — Compounding and the 503A Pharmacy Framework— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 3.FDA — Drug Shortages Database (current shortage listings)— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 4.PCAB — Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board Standards— Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) / PCAB.
- 5.KFF — Medicaid coverage research (anti-obesity & GLP-1 drug policy)— Kaiser Family Foundation.
- 6.STEP 1 Trial — Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (Wilding JPH et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 33567185.
- 7.FDA — Wegovy (semaglutide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 8.FDA — Ozempic (semaglutide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 9.SURMOUNT-1 Trial — Tirzepatide Once Weekly for the Treatment of Obesity (Jastreboff AM et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 35658024.
- 10.FDA — Zepbound (tirzepatide) Approval History via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 11.FDA — Mounjaro (tirzepatide) Prescribing Information via Drugs@FDA— U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- 12.SURMOUNT-5 Trial — Tirzepatide vs. Semaglutide Head-to-Head in Obesity (Aronne LJ et al.)— New England Journal of Medicine.PMID: 40353578.
See Independent Wellness's current pricing
Plans start at $99 a month. Whether you qualify is a clinician's decision, made after your intake.