Ora Medical Clinic Review
Semaglutide & tirzepatide GLP-1 weight-loss telehealth · Independently scored 6.2/10
Best for: California residents who want a physician to manage brand Wegovy, Zepbound or an oral GLP-1 over video
Ora Medical Clinic scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on availability, and it serves one state.
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Prices checked November 2026
Ora Medical Clinic is a telehealth-only physician practice for California residents, led by a board-certified internist. It prescribes brand Wegovy, Zepbound, oral Wegovy and Foundayo, may discuss compounded options, and also offers sermorelin and NAD+. The first visit is a video consultation: $250 with the physician or $200 with the physician assistant, then $100 for follow-ups. Medication prices are not published.
Is Ora Medical Clinic legit?
Yes. Ora Medical Clinic is a real, operating US company, and we found no FDA warning letters issued to it. We rate it 6.2/10 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 Ora Medical Clinic promo or coupon code?
We know of no promo or coupon code for Ora Medical Clinic. Coupon sites advertising "Ora Medical Clinic discount codes" are not a source we can vouch for, and any genuine offer shows at checkout without a code.
See how Ora Medical Clinic compares on our rankings of the best semaglutide providers and the best tirzepatide providers.
Vetted alternatives to Ora Medical Clinic
Embody
Best for: a flat compounded tirzepatide or semaglutide price at every dose, from a seller that names its pharmacies
Editorial score · methodology
Editorial score · methodology
Editorial score · methodology
Ora Medical Clinic at a glance
- Type
- GLP-1 telehealth provider
- Medications
- Wegovy, Zepbound, Oral Wegovy
- Availability
- 1 state
- FDA status
- No FDA warning letters found
How Ora Medical Clinic scores
Six columns, each one computed from something Ora Medical Clinic 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%
3.0/10The listed figure is not a comparable monthly price for a named GLP-1 (it may be a membership fee, an insured copay, a per-vial rate or a starting-dose price), so Value is capped rather than scored against other sellers.
Effectiveness25%
10.0/10Dispenses orforglipron, semaglutide and tirzepatide, including the FDA-approved product. Anchored to SURMOUNT-1 (tirzepatide, -20.9%) and STEP 1 (semaglutide, -14.9%).
User Experience15%
7.5/10A price is shown before the questionnaire starts. A live video visit is required, which is slower but the more careful intake.
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%
2.2/10Serves 1 of 50 states.
Support10%
5.0/10States too little about what the monthly cost covers to score the bundle. Held at the midpoint rather than assumed.
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 Ora Medical Clinic
Last checked November 2026- Checked the listed price across 3 dose or plan tiers
- Checked state coverage: 1 state
- Checked what the monthly price covers, and what it leaves out
- Checked FDA warning letters for Ora Medical Clinic
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 Ora Medical Clinic 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.
- 1Ora Medical Clinic 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.
- 2The intake requires a live video visit with a clinician before a first prescription, which takes longer than a written form and is the more careful route.
- 3Ask Ora Medical Clinic which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay. The pharmacy's name is what lets you check its license.
- Before you commit, get the ongoing monthly price of the medication itself, not a first-month rate, a membership fee or a per-vial price.
- Ora Medical Clinic serves 1 of 50 states, so check that yours is one of them.
Contacting Ora Medical Clinic
- Phone
- (415) 289-9696
- Ora Medical Clinic offers email support
Cancelling Ora Medical Clinic
Taken from the terms Ora Medical Clinic publishes. Terms change, so check the current policy before you subscribe.
- Minimum commitment
- None stated; visits are booked and paid one at a time
- Refund policy
- Terms: "Refund and cancellation policies depend on the type of service and, where applicable, your insurance coverage; specific terms will be communicated at the time of booking or purchase."
Medications Ora Medical Clinic lists
Ora Medical Clinic lists Wegovy, Zepbound and Foundayo. 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.
Peptides Ora Medical Clinic offers
Ora Medical Clinic sells peptides beyond the GLP-1s. Tap one to read what the evidence says about it.
Pricing
Prices re-verified
Booking site: "Initial Consult, Offered by Pardis Poorzand, 45 minutes, $250.00"; "Initial Consult PA ... $200.00"; "Video follow up visit ... 20 minutes $100.00". Medication cost is not stated anywhere.
Same visit fees as above; Zepbound is listed as "Tirzepatide 2.5-15 mg".
Same visit fees as above; Foundayo is listed as "Orforglipron 0.8 mg - 17.2 mg Tablet".
Check the price yourself before you pay
Every figure here comes from Ora Medical Clinic'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
- Shows its price before the medical questionnaire, so you can compare it without handing over health information
- We found no FDA warning letters issued to Ora Medical Clinic
- A live video visit with a clinician is required before a prescription, which is slower than a form and is the more careful intake
Against it
- Not included in the monthly price: medication
- Serves one state only, so check that it is yours
- Ask which pharmacy fills the prescription before you pay, so you can check its license
What Ora Medical Clinic charges
There is no standard monthly price to quote for Ora Medical Clinic, so you cannot compare it with other sellers until you have been through an intake and received a quote. When you get one, ask for the ongoing monthly figure and what it includes, not the first-month rate and not a program total divided by its length. Before you pay, compare Ora Medical Clinic's cancellation terms with other sellers' cancellation and refund policies.
What Ora Medical Clinic dispenses
Ora Medical Clinic prescribes semaglutide (approved as Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (approved as Zepbound and Mounjaro). Between them these are the two best-evidenced weight-loss molecules currently on the market. These are FDA-approved brand-name products rather than compounded preparations, which is the more expensive route and the one where what is in the pen has been reviewed. Brand names vs molecules sorts out which pen holds which drug.
A needle-free oral option is genuinely uncommon and is the reason some readers will look at Ora Medical Clinic at all. Set expectations on the evidence, though: the published weight-loss trials for these molecules used injections. Oral and sublingual delivery of peptides is far less studied, so treat it as a route that solves the needle problem rather than as a proven equal to the shot. Foundayo is the GLP-1 pill with no fasting rule, approved in April 2026.
Safety and disclosure
Ora Medical Clinic tells you its price before you start the medical questionnaire and the 1 states it serves. We found no FDA warning letters issued to Ora Medical Clinic. The FDA's warning signs for online medicine sellers are a quick check to run on any seller before you pay. How we weigh oversight, disclosure and price is set out in our scoring methodology.
Ora Medical Clinic also sells NAD+, and a 2026 systematic review found no outcomes trials of injected NAD+ for anti-aging or wellness.
Who should look elsewhere
- You want to compare prices before spending time on an intake. There is no standard monthly price to compare.
- You need insurance to cover the cost. Check whether Ora Medical Clinic bills your plan before you start.
It fits if
- injections are the thing keeping you from starting
Our read
Whether Ora Medical Clinic is priced well is impossible to judge before an intake, because there is no standard price to compare. That does not rule it out, and plenty of legitimate sellers quote after intake, but it puts the comparison after you have spent the time, which is the wrong order for you as the buyer. WellMedRx is the nearest comparison we review, and worth reading alongside this.
The Bottom Line
Ora Medical Clinic scores highest on the clinical side (which drugs it prescribes and how it doses) and lowest on availability, and it serves one state.
Before you pay Ora Medical Clinic
Check today's price, then start the intake.
Where Ora Medical Clinic is the wrong choice
No seller suits every reader, and pretending otherwise is the easiest way to sell one. On these two counts, another seller does better.
- If you want a human checking in, not just a prescription, consider Eden.
- If your state is outside the area this one covers, consider Embody.
If none of these fits, our guide to alternatives to Ora Medical Clinic sets more sellers in the same category beside Ora Medical Clinic on price, states and what the price includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to check Ora Medical Clinic yourself
- We Read FDA's Register of Compounding Facilities. 43 of 100 Have Never Been Inspected.
- How to Get a GLP-1 Prescription
- FDA Warning Letters to Peptide Sellers: What FDA Has Cited, 2023 to 2026
Every seller that ships to your state, side by side: California.
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 Ora Medical Clinic review: primary regulatory filings, and peer-reviewed studies.
Sources & methodology — as of November 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.
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