Wellness Visits

A wellness visit, sometimes called an annual physical, is your once-a-year opportunity to step back and look at the full picture of your health.

Rather than waiting for something to go wrong, we use this time to review your history, screen for what matters at your age and stage of life, update your preventive care, and talk through anything on your mind.

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What to expect

A step back to look at the full picture of your health, not just what's wrong today.

A review of your health history
Screenings suited to your age and stage of life
Updated preventive care
Time to talk through anything on your mind

Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

A covered preventive benefit, distinct from a physical exam.

For our Medicare patients, this includes the Annual Wellness Visit — a preventive benefit covered by Medicare that offers a health risk assessment and a personalized prevention plan for the year ahead.

The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit focuses on that risk assessment and prevention plan — it's a different visit type than a hands-on physical exam. If you'd like a full physical or have specific concerns to examine, let us know when you schedule, and we'll make sure your visit is set up correctly.

FAQs

A wellness visit focuses on prevention and your overall health — reviewing your history, screenings, and risks to keep you well. A regular office visit (sometimes called a problem visit) addresses a specific concern, like an illness, injury, or a symptom that's bothering you. Sometimes both happen in the same appointment, and we'll always explain how that works.
Most insurance plans, including Medicare, cover a preventive wellness visit at no cost to you. However, if you bring up a new problem or an existing condition that needs to be managed during the visit, that portion may be billed separately as a problem visit. We'll always be upfront about this so there are no surprises.
This is a common point of confusion. A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit focuses on a health risk assessment and building a personalized prevention plan — it does not include a full head-to-toe physical exam. If you'd like a hands-on physical or have specific concerns to examine, let us know when you schedule, and we'll make sure your visit is set up correctly.
Bring a list of your current medications (including supplements), any relevant medical records or recent test results, your family health history if you know it, and a list of questions or concerns you'd like to discuss. The more we know, the more we can help.
For most adults, once a year. Depending on your age, health conditions, and risk factors, your provider may recommend a different schedule that's right for you.