Questions About How Care Works?

Longevity Med MD is designed to support your whole health, including lifestyle, nutrition, cardiometabolic health, perimenopausal care, wellness goals, and long term wellbeing. We value having time to truly care for our patients, working in partnership, and focusing on prevention. Rather than focusing only on symptoms or disease, only having 15 minutes to tackle complex medical issues, or waiting for a patient to develop chronic illness before doing anything about it, we built a practice that allows us to have longer visits and short interval follow ups to address and fix the root issues contributing to health problems. Longevity Med MD is different than tele-health only services with a narrow focus on just weight loss or just perimenopausal care without addressing the full picture of your health. It is also different than traditional primary care that may not be doing a deep dive into your lifestyle to optimize your longevity.

Longevity focused primary care combines traditional medical care with a proactive approach to health. The goal is not only to address illness when it occurs, but to support prevention, healthy habits, lifestyle changes, and vitality at every stage of life.

This practice operates outside the traditional insurance model, allowing for a more personalized and relationship based approach to care. Patients pay directly for services and receive transparent pricing.

This is a 15-minute appointment where you'll have the opportunity to meet Dr. Rodriguez, ask questions, learn more about the practice, understand the membership models and pricing, and determine whether this approach to care feels like the right fit for you. The meet and greet is not intended to provide medical advice but rather to understand if the practice is right for you.

If you have determined this is the practice designed to help you meet your health goals, then the next step is to sign up for the Foundations membership.

Patients have access to secure communication directly with Dr. Rodriguez for questions, follow up, and ongoing support. Specific communication methods will be discussed during enrollment.

Yes. Most of our patients prefer virtual appointments, providing additional convenience and flexibility when appropriate. We do request at least one, in-person appointment per year to ensure the opportunity to perform a comprehensive physical exam. Some visits may require a physical examination and we would schedule an in-person appointment at your convenience.

Appointment availability varies, but the practice is intentionally designed to offer timely access and a more personalized experience than traditional healthcare settings. Usually, we can schedule appointments within 1-2 days of your request.

This practice is ideal for individuals seeking a more personalized healthcare experience, those interested in prevention and wellness, and people who value an ongoing partnership with their physician. Patients without chronic illness who are just looking to optimize their longevity and preserve vitality are as welcome as those with complex, chronic illness who are looking for management, reversal, and further prevention.

We utilize a secure patient portal to communicate with enrolled patients. Prior to enrollment, we communicate with prospective patients via text messaging. Please see our SMS consent form here. .