Complete Medicine

Complete Medicine uses a direct specialty care membership model with transparent, flat pricing. The practice does not bill insurance for membership fees. Patients pay their physician directly, eliminating the middleman and keeping costs predictable.

Complete Medicine negotiates discounted cash rates directly with Labcorp and Quest through client bill accounts. Labs that might cost $150 through insurance can run as little as $15 at cash-pay rates. Patients pay those negotiated rates directly rather than routing through insurance.

Appointments run 45 minutes. That allows the physicians to review your history, understand your goals, and build a real care plan during a single visit.

Yes. md platform. Patients also reach their physician directly by HIPAA-compliant text, phone call, or video, depending on what the situation calls for.

The practice covers the full range of endocrinology and metabolic health, including diabetes, prediabetes, insulin resistance, thyroid disease, PCOS, menopause and perimenopause, obesity, weight management, gestational diabetes, adrenal disorders, hormone health, and metabolic syndrome. Complete Medicine also runs Texas's first diabetes reversal program.

Complete Medicine defines diabetes reversal as normalizing blood sugar and hemoglobin A1c while coming off all blood sugar-lowering medications. The practice documents this outcome through its structured clinical program. The fastest reversal the team has documented took 11 days.

New patients enroll directly through the Complete Medicine website. Because the practice operates on a direct care model, you do not need a referral or insurance authorization to book your first appointment. You can expect to see a board-certified endocrinologist within days, not months.

Yes. Dr. Thangudu founded HeyHealthy, a separate platform that partners with employers and TPAs to reduce healthcare costs through proactive hormone and metabolic care. Complete Medicine also partners with pharmaceutical companies and women's conferences on education and outreach.

Complete Medicine has three board-certified endocrinologists: Dr. Arti Thangudu, Dr. Vidhya Illuri, and Dr. Munira Mehta. Dr. Thangudu is also board certified in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine and holds the Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) credential. All three physicians focus on hormone and metabolic health.

The practice has a particular focus on high-performing adults, including physicians, attorneys, executives, and entrepreneurs, navigating midlife metabolic changes. Dr. Thangudu also brings specialized expertise in the unique metabolic risks faced by South Asian women.