About 20 to 30 minutes from Elizabethton, in Johnson City
Weight Loss Clinic Near Elizabethton, TN
Looking for a weight loss clinic near Elizabethton, TN? Peak Performance Wellness & Aesthetics in Johnson City is a 20 to 30 minute drive from most of Carter County.
Eddie Hughes, FNP-BC, starts with your labs and a body composition scan, then prescribes semaglutide or tirzepatide when it fits your health history. Most patients pay $200 to $500 a month.
There are weight loss options in Elizabethton itself. People make the drive over when they want one provider who reads their bloodwork with them and changes the plan as they go.
For Elizabethton and Carter County patients
Weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar in Carter County
More than a third of adults in Elizabethton have obesity, and more than four in ten adults in Carter County have high blood pressure, according to CDC PLACES modeled estimates for 2023.
| Adults with | Elizabethton | Carter County |
|---|---|---|
| Obesity | 36.3% | 37.9% |
| High blood pressure | 41.7% | 44.7% |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 14.4% | 15.9% |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 30.4% | 31.4% |
Those numbers tend to travel together. Extra weight puts more load on your heart and makes blood sugar harder to control, and for many people, losing weight helps both.
They also matter for coverage. If your BMI is 27 or higher and you have high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes, you may meet the FDA-approved criteria for Wegovy or Zepbound. At a BMI of 30 or higher, you may qualify on BMI alone. Whether your insurance pays for it is a separate question, and we cover that below.
You have done the work. The scale has not noticed.
Maybe you walked the Tweetsie Trail every evening for a summer. Maybe you cut out bread, then sugar, then dinner.
You lost some, and then it came back, usually with a few extra pounds.
That pattern has a biological explanation. Eat less for long enough and your body answers with more hunger and a lower energy burn. Willpower loses that fight for most people.
What you triedCutting calories on your own
Why it stalledHunger climbed and your body started burning less
What changes hereWhen medication fits, it quiets the hunger so the plan is livable
What you triedWatching the scale
Why it stalledA scale cannot tell fat from muscle or water
What changes hereA body composition scan at your visits shows what is actually coming off
What you triedGuessing at the cause
Why it stalledThyroid, blood sugar, and hormones went unchecked
What changes hereLabs come before any plan, and Eddie walks you through the results
What you triedStarting over alone
Why it stalledNobody noticed the stall until you quit
What changes hereFollow-ups with the same provider, and you can call or message us between visits
Call your insurance before you drive over
Peak Performance is a self-pay clinic, so you know your price before you commit. Most patients pay $200 to $500 a month, depending on the medication and dose.
Semaglutide starts at $200. That monthly price includes your medication, your visits with Eddie, nutrition guidance, and body composition scans. Most patients also start with labs, because hormones, vitamin D, B vitamins, iron, and thyroid all affect how weight comes off. Labs are priced on their own. There is no contract and no package to buy up front.
Your insurance may still help with the medication itself. If your plan covers a brand-name option, Eddie can prescribe it. If it does not, he lays out the other options at your consultation.
In limited cases, when an FDA-approved medication cannot meet a patient's individual medical needs, a provider may decide a compounded version is appropriate under federal and state rules. Compounded drugs are not FDA approved, and FDA does not check them for safety, effectiveness, or quality before they are sold.
Five minutes on the phone with your plan
Ask these before your consultation and bring the answers with you:
- Is Wegovy or Zepbound on my formulary for weight management?
- Do I need prior authorization, and what does it require?
- Is there a BMI or diagnosis requirement?
- What would my copay be at the pharmacy?
Wegovy contains semaglutide. Zepbound contains tirzepatide. Both are FDA approved for chronic weight management in eligible adults.
Explore each treatment
Everything we offer in Johnson City is open to Elizabethton patients. Pick one to read more.
Weekly GLP-1 injection
Semaglutide
What it does, how the dose climbs, and what the first weeks are like.
Learn more
Weekly GIP and GLP-1 injection
Tirzepatide
Works on two appetite hormones instead of one. Often the next step when progress slows.
Learn more
Compare your options
GLP-1 medications
Side by side: the brand names, the side effects, and who should not take them.
Learn more
Included in your plan
Body composition scan
Your fat, muscle, and water, measured separately so a slow scale week does not fool you.
Learn more
Hormones and weight
Menopause weight gain
For women whose weight moved to the middle in their 40s and will not budge.
Learn moreLet your labs decide
One consultation, your bloodwork, and a straight answer on what fits.
Book your weight loss consultationSwipe to see every option.
From Elizabethton to our Johnson City clinic
Most Elizabethton patients reach us in 20 to 30 minutes. Coming from Hampton or Roan Mountain, plan on more time.
You will not be making that drive every week. Here is how the visits work:
- One longer first visit. Plan on 45 to 60 minutes for your consultation, labs, body composition scan, and plan.
- Your weekly shot happens at home. We show you how at the clinic, and after that the injection is yours to handle.
- Follow-ups on a schedule that fits you. How often you come back depends on how your body responds, and Eddie sets it with you.
- Help without the drive. Something come up between visits? Call or send us a message and we will sort it out.
- Thursday is our late day. We are open until 6 PM, which helps if you work in Elizabethton and cannot leave early.
What changes when the plan starts working
Patients usually notice the quiet first. Food stops running in the background of your whole day.
For a lot of people, the goal was never a number on the scale. It is jeans that fit again, stairs that feel easier, or a Saturday at Watauga Lake spent thinking about the water instead of how you look in it.
And it is weight that stays gone, because your plan was built on your numbers and you kept your muscle while the fat came off.
What our patients are saying
Frequently asked questions
How much does a weight loss clinic cost near Elizabethton?
It depends on the clinic and the medication, so always ask what the monthly price includes. At Peak Performance, most patients pay $200 to $500 a month for medication, visits, and body composition scans, with no contract. Labs are priced on their own, based on what you need.
If your insurance covers a brand-name medication, that number can change.
Does the weight loss clinic take insurance?
Peak Performance is a self-pay clinic, so you pay us directly and know the price before you start.
Your insurance may still cover a brand-name GLP-1 like Wegovy or Zepbound, depending on your plan, your BMI, and conditions like high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes. Call your plan before your consultation and bring what they tell you.
What kind of doctor prescribes weight loss shots?
In Tennessee, both physicians and board-certified nurse practitioners can prescribe them. Eddie Hughes is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who focuses on weight loss and hormone care.
Whoever you choose, ask how often they will review your labs and adjust your dose. That follow-through is what keeps the shots safe and working.
Where can I get a weight loss shot near Elizabethton?
Get it from a licensed provider who evaluates you first, not from an unmonitored online seller.
Peak Performance in Johnson City, 20 to 30 minutes from Elizabethton, prescribes semaglutide and tirzepatide after a consultation and lab work, then shows you how to give the weekly injection at home.
How often will I need to come to Johnson City?
Not every week. Your first visit takes about 45 to 60 minutes. After that, you come in for follow-ups where Eddie checks your progress and adjusts your dose, and you give the injection yourself at home.
Between visits, you can call or message us.
Can I keep seeing my regular doctor in Elizabethton?
Yes, and you should. Keep your primary care provider for everything else, and tell them you are starting a GLP-1.
As weight comes off, doses of blood pressure or diabetes medications sometimes need to change, so both providers should know everything you take.
Find out what is driving the weight
Book a consultation with Eddie Hughes, FNP-BC. You leave with your numbers, a plan, and a price.
Call 423-212-3703 or schedule online.
Peak Performance Wellness & Aesthetics, Johnson City, TN
Monday to Wednesday 9 AM to 5 PM, Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM, Friday 9 AM to 2:30 PM
Live closer to Johnson City? See our medical weight loss clinic in Johnson City page.
Every town we serve is listed on our Tri-Cities medical weight loss page, including Kingsport.
This page is general information, not medical advice for you. Results vary from person to person. Any treatment starts with an evaluation by a licensed provider, who decides whether it is right for you.
