• POTOMAC HEALTH & WELLNESS

    Patients Choice Whole Health Clinic

     

    We Have Moved!

     

    PHW Tysons Clinic (New)

    8321 Old Courthouse RD 

    STE 202

    Vienna, VA (US) 22182 

    TEL 703-740-4577 (New)

    FAX 703-448-1257

    Mon-Tues-Fri: 9am-5pm

    Thurs: 10am-6pm

    Wed/Sat/Sun/Holidays: Closed

    New Patients & Referrals Welcome

     

    Hello & Welcome!

     

    Potomac Health & Wellness (PHW) is a highly regarded whole health clinic for men and women. PHW is where highly attentive, patient-centered care is comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated. Where patient empathy, curiosity, and patience all come together — one patient at a time. Where advanced medical insights and expertise result in superior patient health care outcomes — above and beyond that of conventional health care. Our mission is to empower you to naturally restore your optimum health and rejuvenate your healthspan for maximum lifespan. Our core values are accessibility, quality, and transparency when it comes to your health. Take the first step towards a healthier, happier, more resilient whole you (or someone you know). PHW is free to join and is accessible to everyone. Health insurance is not needed. No physician referrals or prior authorizations are required. No copays. No coinsurances. No deductibles. No insurance runaround. No hidden charges or surprise fees. No complex medical bills. PHW is different. Learn about us, our visionary health care approach, and how you (or someone you know) can truly benefit from better health care made simple. New patients and referrals welcome. We always look forward to saying hello.

  • MEET DR MALIK

     

    Humera Malik, MD, DABIM

    Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

    IFM Functional Medicine Practitioner

    ILADS Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD)

     

    Dr. Humera Malik is a concierge health care wellpreneur who launched Potomac Health & Wellness (PHW) to provide highly accessible, high quality whole health care with a more personal touch. She is a distinguished, Board-certified Internist who has worked extensively in both inpatient and outpatient health care settings throughout the Washington, DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) metropolitan area. Dr. Malik completed her Internal Medicine residency training in professional affiliation with NYU Langone Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and LI Jewish Medical Center. Upon completing her professional medical residency, Dr. Malik attained her Internal Medicine Board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). She is licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia where she has practiced in inpatient and outpatient settings for over two decades.

     

    Dr. Malik is a International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation (ILADEF) trained Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD). Lyme Disease (LD) and co-infections are the most common vector-borne (insect-borne) diseases in North America. Virulent tick-borne pathogens evade conventional detection while causing a wide spectrum of chronic medical conditions and illnesses. Dr. Malik has treated many patients with elusive LD and and stealthy co-infections for almost two decades. Many of her Lyme patients present with an assortment of unexplained symptoms that include anxiety, brain fog, depression, abnormal sleep, abnormal weight, abnormal appetite, abnormal skin, as well as immunological, hormonal, neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, and musculoskeletal issues. She is highly experienced in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), fibromyalgia (ME), functional gastrointestinal disorders, as well as, undiagnosed and long haul illnesses, including Long COVID-19. Dr. Malik embraces the challenge of patients with unexplained symptoms and medical conditions.

     

    Dr. Malik is a Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) trained Functional Medicine practitioner for over a decade. She precisely treats the root cause of illness as holistic alternative to the conventional standard medicate-to-suppress symptoms protocol. Dr. Malik is passionate about naturally restoring optimum health and revitalizing lifetime vitality through integrative diet and holistic lifestyle means. As a plant-based physician, she has successfully reversed chronic hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, prediabetes, and Type 2 diabetes in many patients who were able to quit their dependence on pharmaceutical medications altogether. When she is not in the clinic, Dr. Malik enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, and with her family and friends.

  • CLINIC SERVICES

     

    Comprehensive Care

    Health Care Expertise and Services

    EXPERTISE

     

    Alternative Medicine

    Botanical Medicine

    Functional Medicine

    Genomic Medicine

    Geriatric Medicine

    Internal Medicine

    Integrative Medicine

    Lifestyle Medicine

    Longevity/Anti-Aging Medicine

    Nutritional Medicine

    Preventive-Wellness Medicine

    Target Health Conditions

    SERVICES

     

    Clinical Evaluations

    Employee Health

    Executive Health

    Direct Primary Care

    Direct Specialty Care

    Medical Consultations

    Nutritional Consultations

    Wellness Consultations

    Personalized Health Plans

    Personalized Wellness Plans

    Toxins Detoxification

    Target Health Conditions

    CONDITIONS TREATED

     

    Cardiovascular

    Hypertension, high cholesterol, HDL/LDL, heart rhythm, heart function

    Endocrine

    Thyroid dysfunction, adrenal fatigue, hormonal imbalance, Addison's disease, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

    Gastrointestinal

    Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crohn's disease, Candida, leaky gut, gut flora

    Immunological

    Allergy, autoimmune, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic inflammation, food allergies, food sensitivities, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

    Infectious

    Vector-borne diseases, Lyme disease, tick co-infections, long-hauler or long COVID (PASC)

    Lifestyle

    Weight, diet, energy, sleep, toxins detoxification, anxiety, chronic stress

    Metabolic

    MTHFR defect, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, prediabetes, diabetes, obesity

    Non-Specific

    Mood swings, anxiety, depression, insomnia, cognition decline, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, POTS Syndrome

    Rheumatic

    Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia

    Wellness

    Fitness, nutrition, prevention, anti-aging, longevity

  • VISIONARY APPROACH

     

    Root Cause Medicine

     

    Good health and lifelong wellness depend on the body's optimal natural balance. Total healing and health restoration are only possible when the root cause of illness or disease are precisely identified and treated. PHW follows the Functional Medicine (FM) clinical model — an evidence-based, biological systems approach to health care focused on preventing and reversing illness, as well as promoting lifelong wellness. We gather and analyze patient health data to assess the patient's overall health condition. We know that chronic medical conditions manifest differently for different people that is why we focus on your specific bio-individuality and health condition(s). We assess lab values, genetics, experience, lifestyle, and environment factors to precisely identify the core sources of the patient's condition. We methodically evaluate your unique core metabolism, bio-transformation, energy production, immune modulation, and hormonal regulation bio-markers. We work alongside the patient to re-balance their body’s core systems through diet, lifestyle and targeted medical-grade supplementation. We develop precise patient treatment plans — highly personalized road maps to include medical-grade nutraceutical and compounded supplements, holistic therapies, and specific dietary and lifestyle protocols to naturally reset your unique integrated core body systems. We treat your body's core systems so that nothing slips through the cracks to proactively prevent and reverse the risk of chronic illness, as well as promote extended wellness. When the root cause of illness are successfully treated, we find that patient symptoms typically resolve naturally. We are always with you for whatever comes your way. Personalized, precision, and preventative care that you deserve.  

     

    Your Path To Longevity

     

    PHW's advanced concierge care is for patients in the know seeking greater insight into optimizing their healthspan and maximizing their lifespan. Our concierge care is an exclusive offering for patients that prefer unrestricted, enhanced, precision specialty care — above and beyond that of conventional health care protocols. We integrate a wide assortment of conventional and proven integrative medical protocols including:

    • Orchestrating science, nature, and the most current data-driven research with action for precision diagnosis. Providing advanced, state-of-the-art testing and in-depth root cause analysis versus conventional health care disease-focused evaluation and basic standard of care protocols.
    • Partnering with highly specialized, leading edge medical labs and testing facilities to accurately identify underlying inflammation, oxidative stress, and impaired immunity bio-markers that result in poor health and illness. Investigating a spectrum of selective health factors, including genetics, immunity, gut health, metabolic pathways, toxins, pathogens, and parasites. Identifying any underlying root causes to precisely target and treat. Coordinating with patient health care providers for a 360 degree patient health care perspective.
    • Performing personalized nutrition and lifestyle analyses to be cognizant of the big picture of patient health because poor diet and toxic, stressful lifestyles frequently lead to chronic illnesses and diseases. Harmonizing holistic, functional, integrative, precision, complementary, restorative, alternative, lifestyle, and allopathic medicine elements to highly personalize patient treatment rather than the conventional health care's cookie cutter pharmaceuticals and hospital specialty procedure and surgery-driven approach.
    • Offering expanded treatment options versus basic standard of care treatment: we personalize bio-medical treatments, through a wide range of conventional and integrative modalities, including detoxification, lifestyle management, and nutritional therapy specific to your unique composition, needs, and health conditions. Pursuing new, cutting-edge natural treatments to reduce, even eliminate, the need for pharmaceutical medications altogether
    • Taking all the work out achieving your lasting wellness — no thinking required. Guiding our patients every step of the way with integrative wellness assessments that target whole body wellness — the optimal balance physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.

  • CONCIERGE BENEFITS 

     

    For Patients In The Know

     

    Patients who know better typically come to PHW for any of the following reasons:

    • "I don't want to be captive to one-size-fits-all conventional or retail health care."
    • "I'm not satisfied with the all too common lack of provider availability, long wait times, brief appointments, impersonal patient experience, complex medical bills, surprise billing, and health insurance run around."
    • "I'm willing to consider concierge care to supplement, if not replace, my conventional care."
    • "No other health care provider can figure out what is wrong with me."
    • "I need quicker access to high quality specialty care instead of waiting weeks or months."
    • "I want to reverse my chronic medical condition(s) to rely less on pharmaceutical medications side effects."
    • "I want to embrace my health and wellness in the most natural and holistic way."
    • "I'm willing to make the necessary diet and lifestyle changes to thrive."
    • "I'm healthy overall, but I want to rejuvenate my well-being: energy level, physical activity recovery, sleep, diet, cognition, aging, longevity, etc."

    If these reasons sound all too familiar then you are not alone. PHW is different. Discover our re-imagining of the doctor-patient relationship — a relationship-based, whole health concierge care clinic. PHW is where patients come first. Where patients are family. Where patients always see us sooner not later — on their time and on their terms. One patient at a time. Generous appointment time. Signature VIP patient experience at every visit.

     

    Better Health Care Made Simple

     

    PHW offers unparalleled concierge care services for adults who truly value their health and well-being as their top priority. Our compelling patient benefits include:

    • Concierge Care On Your Calendar Fast access, high quality specialty care. Never have to wait to see us. Same or next day appointments. On-time, no waiting time office or virtual telehealth visits. 24/7 concierge care beyond a nurse line. See us when and where you want.
    • Reimagined Patient-Physician Relationship  One patient at a time. Unhurried, extended appointments. Always relaxed, conversational, with our full attention. Open communication and transparency to earn your personal comfort, trust, and confidence. Maximum provider face time, availability, accessibility, and patient connectivity. Signature VIP patient experience with every visit. One-on-one personalized concierge care for whatever comes your way.
    • Independent Patient AdvocatePatient first, fully independent, non-corporate patient advocate with your health care interests in mind. We provide patient medical education, guidance, support, and confidently advocate patient needs with third-party entities, including employers, health plans, etc. We quarterback your continuity of care coordination with your health care providers, as well as top health care specialists whom we have long-standing relationships with.
    • Accessible to Everyone Free to join. No physician referrals or prior authorizations required. No health insurance needed. No copays. No coinsurances. No deductibles. No denials. No insurance runaround.
    • Transparent & Reasonable Fees Peace of mind flat clinic fees. Pay for just your PHW concierge care services rendered per appointment with the flexibility to see us again anytime. No concierge patient membership or subscription fees. No hidden or surprise fees. No confusing medical bills.
    • Patient Special Discount 10% off clinic fees for seniors, couples, and family members patients.
    • Patient Supplements Discount15% off nutraceutical supplements from Fullscript for all patients. Convenient online ordering, auto-ship re-ordering, and free shipping.
    • Secure Patient Portal Self-service your health care needs right your sofa with your smartphone, tablet, or computer device. Patient portal offers secure provider and office messaging, patient health information access, appointment requests, payments remittance, and more from the convenience of wherever you are.
    • Health Insurance Reimbursements Utilize your health plan's out-of-network provider benefits to get reimbursed for your PHW clinic fees. We provide your insurance-friendly medical appointment documentation to submit to your health plan for reimbursement. Contact your health plan's administrator or membership services to learn more about your out-of-network benefits.
    • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)/Health Spending Account (HSA) EligibleUtilize your FSA/HSA debit cards to pay for your PHW clinic fees, specialty lab testing, and nutraceutical/ compounded supplements not covered by health insurance plans. Contact your FSA/HSA benefits administrator to learn more.

    We are always here to help you because your health is a continuous journey that we are on together. PHW has successfully treated patients with an assortment of health conditions for almost a decade. Our positive patient reviews are a testament to our unparalleled specialty concierge care services and exceptional VIP patient experience. Faster access, high quality, individualized concierge care to restore your optimum health and rejuvenate your lifelong vitality.

  • CONCIERGE CLINIC FEES

     

    Direct Specialty Care (DSC)

     

    PHW is a no-insurance DSC concierge clinic for men and women. DSC is an innovative healthcare model where we directly partner with you rather than restrictive third-party health insurance middlemen. We directly provide you with the most advanced specialty care services available while bypassing health plans altogether from limiting us from what matters the most to you — your personal health and well-being. Health insurance operates on the traditional medicine model of treating illnesses and diseases exclusively from pharmaceutical medications to hospital-based specialty procedures and surgery. PHW's whole health care model is totally different. We strive to minimize, if not eliminate altogether, patient dependence on pharmaceuticals and hospitalizations. Our proactive health model is focused on prevention and wellness coupled with a totally holistic approach to restoring and rejuvenating your health and well-being. As a no-insurance clinic, we use the latest proven treatments coupled with extensive patient engagement and extended provider accessibility. That is why most PHW patients experience superior clinical outcomes — above and beyond that of conventional health care. Direct Primary Care (DPC) services are available to patients upon request.

     

    NOTE: It is highly recommended to have a health insurance plan for unforeseen catastrophic medical emergencies, requiring hospitalization or surgery; as well as for ancillary health care services, including labs, radiology, imaging, etc.

     

    Accessible To Everyone

     

    PHW is free to join and accessible to everyone. No health insurance is needed. No physician referrals or previous authorizations are required. No copays. No coinsurances. No deductibles. No insurance runaround. No complex medical bills. No hidden or surprise charges. No concierge patient membership or subscription fees. Simply pay for just your concierge care services rendered per appointment with the flexibility and convenience to see us again at anytime. As a no-insurance clinic, we have eliminated the substantial operational and administrative overhead required to participate with all health plans. We instead directly pass these savings on to you with reasonable and transparent clinic visit fees. That is why annual PHW patient care typically costs 40% less than spiraling health plan deductibles and premiums that offer less and less member benefits each year. PHW clinic visit fees are determined on a patient-by-patient and appointment-by-appointment basis to include:

    • Patient Complexity* — level of complexity of patient health issues and medical conditions presented per appointment.
    • Provider Face Time* — provider's dedicated face time with the patient per appointment.
    • Provider Medical Review Time* — provider's dedicated patient health information review and assessment time per appointment.
    • Clinic Services Rendered* — medical analysis, diagnosis, treatment, and consultation services rendered per appointment.

    NOTE: PHW clinic fees are not inclusive of any optional patient health care administrative services, including third party medical records review, current medical records copies, third-party patient forms, disability determinations, dietary counseling, patient advocacy or special request letters, etc., which are an additional fee and solely the patient's financial responsibility. Patients are also solely financially responsible for all of their third-party ancillary health care services, including their labs, pharmacies, imaging, etc.

    • Initial Clinic Visits — Up to 120 minute provider face time + 60 minute provider review and assessment time. Our signature VIP experience + patient concierge benefits included. Initial visits are in-person clinic appointments only. $450-$550 initial visit flat fee*.

    NOTE: A one-time, non-refundable, $100 initial appointment reservation deposit is required upon scheduling your initial office visit appointment to be credited towards your initial clinic visit fee.

    • Follow-up Clinic Visits — Up to 45 minute provider face time + 30 minute review and assessment time. Our signature VIP experience + patient concierge benefits included. Follow-up visits may be in-person clinic or virtual Telehealth appointments. $250-$350 follow-up visit flat fee*.
    • Special Patient Discount 10% off clinic fees for seniors, couples, and family members patients. Referrals welcome. Special patient discount is credited towards payment for patient initial or follow-up clinic visit fees per appointment. Contact us to learn more.
    • Healthcare Insurance Reimbursements — Utilize your health plan's out-of-network provider benefits to get reimbursed for your PHW clinic visit fees. We provide your insurance-friendly medical appointment documentation to submit to your health plan for reimbursement. Contact your health plan's administrator or membership services to learn more.
    • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)/Health Spending Account (HSA) Eligible — Utilize your FSA/HSA debit cards to pay for your PHW clinic fees, specialty lab testing, and nutraceutical/compounded supplements not covered by health insurance plans. Contact your FSA/HSA benefits administrator or provider to learn more.

  • LOCATION

     

    Clinic

     

    PHW Tysons (New)

    8321 Old Courthouse RD 

    STE 202

    Vienna, VA (US) 22182

    TEL 703-740-4577 (New)

    FAX 703-448-1257

    Mon-Tues-Fri: 9am-5pm

    Thurs: 10am-6pm  

    Wed/Sat/Sun/Holidays: Closed

    New Patients Welcome

     

    Correspondence

     

    PHW

    PO Box 5776

    ARLINGTON, VA 22205 (US)

  • TESTIMONIALS

     

    Patients Choice Clinic

     

    HealthGrades

     

    RateMDs

     

    Vitals

     

    Washington Post

     

    WebMD

     

    ZocDoc

  • BECOME A PATIENT

     

    How It Works

    1

    Request

    1st - Submit your new patient express intake form online to receive your new patient registration forms to complete.
    2

    Register

    2nd - Submit your new patient registration forms to receive your scheduling request for your initial clinic appointment.
    3

    Check-In

    3rd - Check-in at our Tysons, VA clinic before your scheduled appointment. You will be seen very soon after you check-in.
  • NEW PATIENT

     

    Express Intake Form 

  • FAQs

     

    Frequently Asked Questions

    NEW PATIENTS

     

    DOES PHW ACCEPT NEW PATIENTS?

    New patients and referrals are welcome. We see both men and women. All initial clinic visits are in-person appointments at our Tysons clinic. All follow-up clinic visits may be in-person clinic or virtual Telehealth appointments.

     

    NOTE: PHW is a no-insurance, concierge care clinic that does not participate with any health plan. Patient payment for each clinic or telehealth visit is due at the time of each appointment. A one-time, non-refundable $100 deposit payment is required to reserve initial clinic visit appointments.

     

    HOW DO I BECOME A NEW PATIENT? 

    New patients simply begin here to get started. New patients must provide our office:

    1. A valid, active, government-issued photo identification card.
    2. All currently enrolled, active healthcare plan membership card(s).
    3. A preferred active billing credit/debit card(s) to keep securely on file for payments of patient concierge health care services rendered, accrued patient account balances, and the one-time, non-refundable $100 patient initial visit reservation deposit payment.

    NOTE: Patients must be punctual for all scheduled appointments. No show or tardy patients unnecessarily disrupt our practice and inconvenience both our patients and staff.

    • All patients who are more than 10 minutes late for their scheduled appointments will be automatically re-scheduled to a mutually available future date and time.
    • Repeated patient tardiness for scheduled appointments will result in a $75 no show charge per each late appointment to offset the disruption to our practice and the inconvenience to our patients and staff. No exceptions.
    • All patients must notify our office, a minimum of 2 business days before their scheduled appointments, for all appointment cancellations and reschedule requests. Failure to do so will result in a $150 no show fee per missed new appointment and $75 no show fee per missed follow up appointment to offset the disruption to our practice and the inconvenience to our patients and staff. No exceptions.

    HOW ARE PHW DSC FEES LOWER THAN WHAT OTHER SPECIALISTS TYPICALLY CHARGE?

    As a no-insurance, DSC concierge clinic, PHW has eliminated the necessary substantial operational overhead and administrative costs to participate with health plans. Instead, we pass these significant savings on directly on to you with reasonable and transparent clinic fees. That is why annual PHW patient care typically costs 40% less than spiraling health plan deductibles and premiums that offer less and less member benefits each year. Other specialists charge much higher fees because they typically bill health insurance plans that we do not do. 

     

    CAN PHW BE MY PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) AS WELL?

    PHW does offer Direct Primary Care (DPC) services upon request.

     

    DO I STILL NEED HEALTH INSURANCE?

    It is highly recommended to have a health insurance plan for any unforeseen catastrophic medical emergencies, requiring hospitalization or surgery; as well as for ancillary health care services, including labs, radiology, imaging, etc.

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