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MD Exam review
Two different businesses are described on one site, and which one you get decides the cost entirely. The homepage sells a flat $225 a month with medication included. The FAQ says it accepts most major insurance, that your prescription cost depends on your plan, and explains how to fax your details in. A flat fee and a copay are not the same budget, and nothing on the site says which applies.
- HSA / FSA-eligible
- Editor-vetted
- No insurance needed
MD Exam at a glance
- Semaglutide
- From $225/mo including medication, plus a $50 consultation
- Tirzepatide
- Not priced separately
- Coverage
- Not published
- Start
- After a $50 consultation
How we scored MD Exam
Each factor is read off MD Exam's published pricing, disclosures and intake flow, and the six roll up into the 40/100 Rx-Readiness Score on the same weighted six-factor framework we apply to every provider — never nudged by whether a provider pays us.
Tiered or opaque — the true monthly is hard to pin down up front.
Limited or state-gated availability — confirm yours first.
Not a two-molecule plan on the published facts — switching may mean starting again elsewhere.
Exit terms are the weak point: lock-in, notice periods, or a cancellation path that isn't published.
The hardest start to fit around a workday — a scheduled visit, or no published answer either way.
The weakest showing on speed — a slow published timeline, or none at all.
How we verified this review
- Last verified
- August 2026
- Confidence
- low
- Primary source
- mdexam.com
Checked on 18 August 2026. MD Exam LLC advertises a program "priced as low as $225 per month, which includes telemedicine visits, nutrition and exercise coaching, and medication", with a $50 consultation fee charged separately — $2,700 a year plus the consultation, if that is the model you fall under. The complication is that the site describes a second model. Its FAQ says it accepts most major insurance plans, that the cost of a prescription depends on the plan, and explains how to fax insurance details in. A flat fee and a copay produce entirely different annual figures, and nothing says which applies to a given patient. The same page also carries two Miami addresses with two different support email addresses. One claim was checked rather than accepted: the FAQ states that "the active ingredient, Semaglutide, has always been available", attributing any shortage to the brand-name pen. The FDA's shortage database, queried the day of review, lists no active semaglutide injection shortage but does list semaglutide tablets as to be discontinued by their manufacturer. The characterization is the seller's own and unevidenced. No state list and no compounding pharmacy are published. It screened clean against the live FDA warning-letter index.
What to expect when you sign up
We walked MD Exam's public signup funnel (August 2026) — a first-hand look at the flow. We don't create accounts, enter medical data, or complete checkout, so this is what any visitor sees, not a patient outcome.
- 1The signup call to action leaves mdexam.com for intake.mdexam.com, a separate host
- 2The signup page opened normally when we checked it on 2026-08-21
- 3We stopped at the first signup screen and entered no personal details, so we can't tell you what comes after it
What we noticed
- A monthly price is visible on the public homepage before any intake — you do not have to hand over information to see a number
- Intake is hosted on intake.mdexam.com, so the company you fill the form in with is not the domain you started on
Pricing
Prices re-verified
| Medication | Monthly | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Compounded semaglutideProgram price, medication included"Our program is priced as low as $225 per month, which includes telemedicine visits, nutrition and exercise coaching, and medication." A $50 consultation fee is charged separately, and the FAQ separately says the practice bills most major insurance — two models on one site. | $225 | Program price, medication included"Our program is priced as low as $225 per month, which includes telemedicine visits, nutrition and exercise coaching, and medication." A $50 consultation fee is charged separately, and the FAQ separately says the practice bills most major insurance — two models on one site. |
HSA/FSA generally applies to GLP-1 telehealth; confirm with your plan. These figures are MD Exam's public disclosures at last review and change often; confirm the current number on MD Exam's own site.
What we like
- $225 a month including medication would be $2,700 a year, at the affordable end of this page
- Coaching on nutrition and exercise is inside the program price rather than an add-on
- It engages with insurance at all, which almost nothing else on this roster does
- The operating company is named and a toll-free number published
The caveats
- A flat cash program and an insurance model are both described, and no annual figure can be built until you know which
- Two different Miami addresses and two different support emails on the same page
- Its claim that the active ingredient "has always been available" is its own and is not what the FDA record shows
- The $50 consultation sits outside the advertised monthly figure
- An unrendered answer prefix leaks into the copy — "A: Our program is priced…"
- No state list and no compounding pharmacy named
MD Exam for working moms: our verdict
Two different businesses are described on one site, and which one you get decides the cost entirely. The homepage sells a flat $225 a month with medication included. The FAQ says it accepts most major insurance, that your prescription cost depends on your plan, and explains how to fax your details in. A flat fee and a copay are not the same budget, and nothing on the site says which applies. It runs about $225/month — a premium to the category, so the extras have to earn it.
We weigh MD Exam the way working moms actually have to: not just the monthly line on your budget, but how fast you can start without a scheduled video visit and a flat monthly price that doesn't climb as your dose does — the parts a generic review does not measure.
What MD Exam will cost you
- Compounded semaglutide — Program price, medication included: $225/mo
For context, the typical ongoing price across our roster is around $179/month, so MD Exam sits at the premium end.
The medications MD Exam prescribes
MD Exam prescribes semaglutide (the active drug in Wegovy and Ozempic). These are compounded formulations from a licensed pharmacy — the reason the price stays down — but compounded GLP-1s aren't FDA-approved finished products the way Wegovy and Zepbound are.
Where MD Exam fits — and where it doesn't — for working moms
Right for you if…
- you want a straightforward semaglutide program and will confirm the details before you commit.
Not your best option if…
- you specifically want an FDA-approved brand pen and insurance navigation.
- you'd rather the most predictable place to start and pause — which is exactly what our #1 pick, CoreAge Rx, is designed around.
Trust, safety, and the fine print
Our confidence here is limited — MD Exam publishes little about how its program actually runs, so you're buying on price and trust in its partners. As with any compounded GLP-1, the most useful thing working moms can do is confirm which licensed pharmacy fills the prescription and what's in the formulation — we explain how we weigh oversight in our scoring methodology.
A standing caveat for working moms: GLP-1 medications aren't established as safe during pregnancy or breastfeeding, and every label advises against use. Nothing here changes that — plan the timing with your own clinician.
The bottom line
MD Exam is a reasonable option — weigh it on how fast you can start without a scheduled video visit and a flat monthly price that doesn't climb as your dose does against the alternatives below. For most working moms, CoreAge Rx remains the stronger all-round fit — see why it tops our ranking.
The bottom line for working moms
Best for: A parent who will settle which model applies before starting, because the two give completely different annual figures.
Alternatives to MD Exam
Providers we have a referral relationship with, ordered by Rx-Readiness Score — highest first. A fee never moves a score, but it does decide who appears here, so this is not the full list: see the complete ranking.
- Visit CoreAge RxRx-Readiness95100CoreAge RxOur #1 pick
The shortlist pick: one flat price that doesn't climb as your dose does, both molecules on a single plan, and a nationwide async intake you can finish on a break.
- Visit Pallas HealthRx-Readiness89100
Pallas Health removes the two things that usually cost a working parent the most time: it publishes every price before intake, and it runs care asynchronously in 43 of 50 states, so there's no video appointment to wedge into a workday. Compounded semaglutide averages about $199 a month and tirzepatide $299, and unusually the genuine FDA-approved pens sit alongside them — Zepbound $1,069, Ozempic $1,299, Wegovy and Mounjaro $1,349 — all cash-pay from the same clinician. The price is flat at every dose, so a titration never produces a surprise bill, and the plan figure already contains the clinician, dose adjustments, check-ins and messaging with no membership fee. Its cancellation terms are unusually concrete: cancel free through the portal, keep access to the end of the paid period, full refund if a clinician declines you, and a $5 processing fee on a qualifying refund. The trade-offs are that billing lands every 12 weeks in $597 and $897 blocks rather than monthly, the compounding pharmacy is never named, and insurance is never billed.
- Visit Trimi HealthRx-Readiness88100
The price-first partner: some of the lowest flat, all-inclusive compounded pricing we track, nationwide and async — strong if the monthly number is your deciding factor and you read the annual-prepay fine print.
Keep comparing MD Exam
Head-to-head & alternatives
MD Exam, answered
- How much does MD Exam cost?
- Budget around $225 a month — that was MD Exam's lowest ongoing compounded rate at last review (From $225/mo including medication, plus a $50 consultation semaglutide, Not priced separately tirzepatide). Verify the all-in figure on their site before you plan around it; these numbers change often.
- Can I start MD Exam without a scheduled video visit?
- MD Exam involves more clinician touchpoints (and, in some cases, a scheduled visit), so it isn't the fastest async start. If a no-video signup is your priority, our #1 pick is built for it.
- Does MD Exam offer both semaglutide and tirzepatide?
- MD Exam's tirzepatide access isn't consistently disclosed; it's primarily a semaglutide program as last verified. If you specifically want tirzepatide, confirm availability first.
- Where does MD Exam rank for working moms?
- MD Exam earns 40/100 on our Rx-Readiness Score, ranking #294. Speed to first dose and flat pricing carry the most weight of the six factors behind it. CoreAge Rx leads — see how they compare.
Pricing, states and verification reflect MD Exam's public disclosures at last review; the Rx-Readiness Score is our editorial judgment per the published methodology. This is background reading, not medical advice — GLP-1 medications are not established as safe in pregnancy or breastfeeding. See our medical disclaimer and how we're funded.