Legacy Physicians

Legacy Physicians offers four membership tiers. Level One Basic costs $75 per month. Level Two Premium costs $100 per month. Pain Management costs $200 per month. The Concierge Level costs $250 per month. All plans require a 12-month commitment. A new patient initial visit costs $295 and runs 60 minutes.

No. Legacy Physicians operates on a cash-only basis and does not accept insurance of any kind. The practice also cannot see patients who carry Medicare. Accepted payment methods include cash, checks, and major credit cards. A 3% processing fee applies to credit card transactions.

Initial visits run 60 to 90 minutes. Follow-up appointments last approximately 45 minutes. Dr. Rao does not use rushed 15-minute appointment slots. Evening and weekend appointments are also available.

Yes. Legacy Physicians offers telemedicine video visits for patients in Missouri. Patients can book virtual appointments for chronic care management, wellness consultations, medication reviews, and more. The practice plans to expand telemedicine to additional states in the future.

New patients start with an initial consultation, which runs 60 minutes and costs $295. You can request an appointment online through the Legacy Physicians website. The practice responds within one business day to confirm scheduling options.

All membership plans include access to in-person and telemedicine visits with Dr. Rao. Higher tiers add benefits such as faster email response times, text messaging access, specialist referral coordination, and expanded services. Basic members receive email responses within 24 to 48 hours. Patients on all plans receive personalized care plans and direct physician access.

Yes. Dr. Rao provides medically supervised weight loss care, including GLP-1 medication management with agents such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Rybelsus. She pairs medication plans with nutritional planning and exercise prescriptions. Patients have achieved 20 to 40 pounds of weight loss under her care.

Legacy Physicians offers internal medicine, lifestyle medicine, weight loss medicine, holistic medicine, stress management, menopause and hormone replacement therapy, chronic disease management, preventive care, GLP-1 medication management, pain management, lab and test review, nutritional planning, exercise prescription, and peptide therapy.

Yes. Dr. Rao addresses stress and anxiety through a root-cause approach. She uses lifestyle modifications, mindfulness strategies, and pharmacological interventions when appropriate. Her stress management plans target the underlying factors driving each patient's symptoms.

Yes. Dr. Rao has over 20 years of experience managing chronic conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, asthma, arthritis, congestive heart failure, fatty liver disease, and sleep apnea. She builds individualized care plans that combine evidence-based lifestyle interventions with targeted medications when needed.