Our assessment
Livea charges a program fee and a medication cost separately and says so in writing, which is what makes a headline number comparable at all. It names a medical director, a second physician and seven nurse practitioners, and names the four states its telehealth reaches. The trouble is placement. The medical page leads with the program fee under a heading calling it a GLP-1 plan price, and the correction sits in a footnote far below the fold. The GLP-1 page's browser title repeats the same mistake, so arriving from a search result puts the wrong number in front of you first.
Two charges, and only one is medication
The medical page's hero calls its starting figure a GLP-1 plan price. Its own asterisk, several screens down, says that figure covers program access and medical supervision, and that medication costs vary by type and eligibility.
The frequently-asked answer on the same page repeats it: the starting price covers the initial consultation, ongoing medical supervision and program support, with medication discussed separately.
So the headline is a membership charge. Set it against a seller whose one figure covers everything and you are comparing two different things.
The browser title advertises the program fee
The GLP-1 page's browser title names the program fee as the starting price for GLP-1 medications. The page's own body gives a higher figure for compounded semaglutide and a higher one again for compounded tirzepatide.
Anyone arriving from a search listing sees the title first, and the title is the wrong number.
The clinical team and the map
The about page names the medical director with his training, his specialties, his forty years in practice and the detail that he first came to Livea as a client. It names a second physician and seven nurse practitioners.
Six clinics are named by town, and two separate pages say telehealth reaches four states. The site isn't consistent about it: its own eligibility quiz asks whether you live in one of two states, and one telehealth answer names four and then refers to either state.
Brand and compounded, with the caveat stated
Livea says it offers both FDA-approved branded and compounded options depending on eligibility. It also states, in its own words, that the tirzepatide shortage has been declared over and that this affects the availability of the compounded version.
So the compounded tirzepatide lane may not be open, on the seller's own account.
No compounding pharmacy is named. The site describes them only as accredited and compliant.
Livea's published pricing
Prices re-verified September 2026
| Medication | Price |
|---|---|
| MedicationSemaglutide (compounded) — once-weekly injection, starting rate | Price$99/mostarting price, per month, for medication only — a separate program fee applies; the page's own title also advertises $69/month, which is that program fee, not this drug price |
| MedicationTirzepatide (compounded) — once-weekly injection, starting rate | Price$199/mostarting price, per month, for medication only, when available — a separate program fee applies, and the seller notes availability depends on FDA shortage status |
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See Livea's current price →Who Livea suits
Good fit if
- Readers in the upper Midwest who want in-person visits and telehealth from the same practice.
- Buyers who want the program charge stated apart from the medication charge rather than blended into one figure.
- People who want a named medical director and a named clinical team.
- Anyone who wants body-composition tracking and dietitian support alongside the prescription.
Look elsewhere if
- Anyone outside the four states named on its telehealth page.
- Readers who want one charge that covers everything.
- Buyers who need the compounding pharmacy named.
What stands out about Livea
Strengths
- Separates the program charge from the medication charge and says so in writing, which makes its headline figure comparable to nobody else's by accident
- Names its medical director, a second physician and seven nurse practitioners, and discloses that two of them completed the program themselves
- Names the four states its telehealth reaches and the six clinics it runs, rather than leaving service area to the intake
- Offers brand and compounded routes and says which regulatory development affects the compounded one
- Ships medication and also allows local pharmacy pickup, which a mail-only service cannot
Trade-offs
- Its medical page headlines a program fee as a GLP-1 plan price, and the correction sits in a footnote far below the hero
- The GLP-1 page title advertises the program fee as the medication rate, so a reader arriving from a search result sees the wrong number first
- Its own eligibility quiz asks whether the reader lives in two states while two other pages name four, and one telehealth answer says four states and then writes 'either state'
- Names no compounding pharmacy, describing them only as accredited
- Compounded medications are not FDA-approved finished drug products
How this review was verified
- The medical page's own asterisk says its headline figure covers program access and medical supervision, not the medication.
- The GLP-1 page's browser title quotes the program fee. Its visible body gives higher figures for compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide.
- The telehealth page names four states, the GLP-1 page's booking answer names four, and the eligibility quiz asks about two. The site never reconciles them.
- Livea states that the tirzepatide shortage has been declared over and that this affects the availability of the compounded version.
- No page read names a compounding pharmacy.
Where Livea ranks
Livea qualifies for 3 of the 6 boards on this site. A board only ranks the providers that meet its own condition, so a missing board means Livea does not publish what that board sorts on.
- Semaglutide — #41 of 334
- Tirzepatide — #44 of 319
- Cheapest Overall — #44 of 396
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Frequently asked questions
Is the headline figure the cost of the medication?
No. Livea's own footnote says it covers program access and medical supervision, and that medication costs are separate and discussed at consultation.
Which states does it serve?
Its telehealth page names four states, and it runs six clinics in one of them. Its own eligibility quiz asks about only two, and the site never reconciles that.
Is a prescribing clinician named?
Yes. The about page names a medical director, a second physician and seven nurse practitioners.
Does it sell brand medication?
It says it offers both FDA-approved branded and compounded options depending on eligibility. No brand figure is published.
Is compounded tirzepatide available?
Conditionally. The site states that the FDA has declared the tirzepatide shortage over and that this affects the availability of the compounded version.
Which pharmacy fills the prescription?
Not named. The site describes its partners only as licensed, accredited compounding pharmacies.
Ready to compare directly?
Livea scores 7.1/10 on this site's rubric. Review the published prices and their conditions above, then confirm your total with the provider. Visiting its site does not commit you to treatment.
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