Compounded tirzepatide

Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) review

By ·Editor·Reviewed

CMWL started as a chain of in-person weight-loss clinics about 20 years ago and now sells compounded tirzepatide online. Month-to-month costs $239, charged every four weeks, so a calendar month averages $260. The dose can rise without the price moving, and your card isn't charged until a physician approves you.

A real month costs$260advertised $159 +$100.81 gap
EvidenceVerified
Billing cycle4-wk
Price across dosesSame at every dose
Where it shipsClaims every state
FDA warning letterNone found
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Who it suits

Good fit if

  • You want a company with two decades of physician-led weight-loss care behind it, not a startup.
  • You plan to climb through the doses and want one price the whole way.
  • You'd like a person on the phone, since CMWL answers calls seven days a week until midnight Eastern.

Look elsewhere if

  • You're comparing sellers by the $159 headline, which needs a 3-month plan paid upfront.
  • You want to know the name of the pharmacy that makes your vial before you buy.

What you get

Three plans sit side by side on CMWL's tirzepatide page. Month-to-month bills $239 every four weeks. A 3-month plan, pitched as buy two months and get the third free, drops the rate to $159 a month, paid in one charge. The longest option is a 12-month plan billed once a year.

Each plan includes the medication at any dose, unlimited messaging with a physician, the membership and discreet shipping. A U.S. licensed compounding pharmacy prepares the vial, and CMWL says its pharmacy partners are LegitScript-certified. Its FAQ explains that the compounds can include B vitamins or glycine, added to ease stomach side effects and late-week hunger.

The company behind it is BE-THIN Inc. of Tarrytown, New York. CMWL says it has helped more than 500,000 people since 2006 and works with over 420 physicians. You also get free access to CMWL Reset, an online course on eating and lifestyle habits.

How it works

  1. Take the eligibility quiz, which starts with your height and weight. CMWL asks for a BMI of 26 or higher.
  2. Pick a plan and check out. CMWL says nothing is charged until a board-certified physician approves you.
  3. A physician licensed in your state reviews your health history and confirms the prescription and starting dose.
  4. The pharmacy prepares your tirzepatide and ships it, temperature-controlled where needed.
  5. Refills arrive automatically on your plan's schedule, and you can message your care team between them.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Month-to-month tirzepatide stays at $239 every four weeks from the first dose to the highest.
  • Checkout promises a 100% refund if the CMWL physician decides you don't qualify.
  • CMWL has run physician-led weight-loss programs since 2006 and lists more than 420 physicians.

Cons

  • The monthly plan renews every four weeks, so you pay 13 times a year at $239, not 12.
  • No compounding pharmacy is named on CMWL's plan pages or in its FAQ.
  • The $159 rate needs the 3-month plan, paid in one charge at the start.

Check before you pay

How often you're billed
The plan card says billed monthly, while checkout says the plan renews every four weeks. The FAQ adds that 3-month plans bill every 10 weeks so you don't run short. Plan your budget on those dates.
Canceling
Cancel by email or through the cancellation option on CMWL's site, before the cutoff date you're shown at purchase. That stops the next renewal.
Changing your mind after the visit
If you cancel after a provider has reviewed your intake, CMWL keeps part of the payment for the approval work. You have to ask on the same day as the telehealth visit.

Price

Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) costs $260 a month for compounded tirzepatide. It advertises $159. The card is charged $239 every 4 weeks.

How we got $260

The arithmeticOne month = 30.4375 days

  1. Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) advertises

    Read on Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL)'s own site

    $159.00

  2. The card is charged $239.00, not $159.00

    The advertised figure is not the amount that leaves the account.

    + $80.00

  3. And it is charged every 4 weeks, not every month

    13.04 charges a year, not twelve.

    + $20.81

A real month$259.81

A real month costs $100.81 more than the figure advertised.

Where it sits, and what costs less

$86median $269$434+

175 cheaper · 48%188 dearer · 52%

The most expensive 10 sellers charge between $434 and $649 a month.

  1. Collective$86
  2. Teleios Health$99
  3. Valhalla Vitalitystarting dose$99
  4. RxPepsDirectstarting dose$100
  5. WeightRxstarting dose$125
  6. Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL)$260

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Where it says it operates

The good news is that we ship to all 50 states!

Read on its own site in August 2026. That is the seller’s own promise for the whole country, so confirm your state when you sign up.

State pages this seller appears on: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

What else this seller sells

The same seller appears in our data for one other medication.

Each figure is a real month for that medication, and none of it is part of the compounded tirzepatide price above. How the two molecules compare at every seller that sells both: compounded tirzepatide vs compounded semaglutide.

Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) questions

Is Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) legit?
CMWL has operated since 2006, first through brick-and-mortar clinics and now online, under BE-THIN Inc. in New York. Its chief medical officer is Kevin Jovanovic, MD. Board-certified physicians prescribe, and licensed U.S. pharmacies compound. The tirzepatide isn't FDA-approved Zepbound or Mounjaro, and CMWL's site says compounded drugs aren't FDA-evaluated.
How much is Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) tirzepatide per month?
$239 every four weeks on the month-to-month plan, which averages $260 per calendar month. The 3-month plan works out to $159 a month, billed upfront. Every plan covers the medication at any dose, physician messaging and shipping.
Does Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) take insurance?
No insurance is needed or billed. CMWL says you may be able to pay with an HSA or FSA account.
Can you cancel Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL)?
Yes. CMWL advertises pause or cancel anytime, with no lock-in. Email support or use the cancellation option on the site before the renewal cutoff.