Emerson Medical – Natalya Chalik, MD

• Provider Profile Practice Name: Emerson Medical PLLC
• Physician: Natalya Chalik, MD
• Website: natalyachalikmd.com
• Address: 11 Ralph Place, Suite 305, Staten Island, NY 10304
• Email: doctor@natalyachalikmd.com
• Provider Type: In-person primary care practice with telehealth availability
• Specialty: Internal Medicine, Nutrition, Obesity & Weight Loss Management
• Board Certified: Yes — American Board of Internal Medicine
• Hospital Affiliation: Richmond University Medical Center; Staten Island University Hospital South
• Insurance: Accepts Medicare; multiple major plans accepted
• Office Hours: Monday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Wednesday: Closed | Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Friday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Saturday–Sunday: Closed

Approach

Emerson Medical is not a DTC telehealth startup. It is a long-established internal medicine practice on Staten Island led by a board-certified internist with more than 25 years of experience. Semaglutide and GLP-1 weight loss treatment are offered as one service within a full primary care practice alongside chronic disease management, preventive care, metabolic evaluation, nutrition, and a broad range of general internal medicine services. Patients interested in GLP-1 treatment here are engaging with a physician-led clinic where they are likely to receive in-person evaluation alongside any telehealth follow-up, rather than the purely asynchronous intake models typical of DTC platforms reviewed elsewhere in this series.

About the Provider

Dr. Chalik is board certified in Internal Medicine with her MD from Saba University School of Medicine and a BA from New York University. She specializes in primary care, obesity, and weight loss management.

Her practice is equipped with electronic medical records, e-prescriptions, advanced ultrasound systems, computerized metabolic evaluations, nerve conduction velocity testing, EKG, and in-office blood and urine evaluation, a level of diagnostic infrastructure that distinguishes it from telehealth-only platforms.

Dr. Chalik has 25 years of experience and frequently treats conditions including dehydration, nausea, and acute bronchitis alongside chronic illness management. Her core clinical focus areas include chronic illness, wellness, prevention, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and obesity, conditions that frequently overlap in the patient population most likely to benefit from GLP-1 therapy. The practice is located steps from a Staten Island train station and bus stops, making it accessible to patients traveling from across the borough.

One important practical note: the GLP-1 directory that lists this practice describes it as a “telehealth provider serving Florida.” That framing is a directory inaccuracy. Emerson Medical is a Staten Island, New York practice that offers telehealth appointments as a supplement to in-person care, it is not a Florida-serving remote-only platform. Patients outside of New York should verify state-specific telehealth availability directly with the office before scheduling.

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GLP-1 Offerings and Weight Loss Services

The practice offers semaglutide as a weight loss treatment, with pricing starting at $99 per month. Telehealth access is available alongside in-person appointments.

Dr. Chalik and the team at Emerson Medical provide medically supervised GLP-1 weight-loss care with close monitoring and individualized guidance. The practice emphasizes management of side effects including nausea, fatigue, swelling, and changes in taste as part of ongoing treatment support.

The practice’s website confirms semaglutide as the primary GLP-1 offering. Tirzepatide availability is not confirmed in public-facing materials and should be verified directly. Unlike DTC platforms that prescribe solely by intake form, Dr. Chalik’s internal medicine background means GLP-1 treatment here is embedded within a full primary care relationship including the ability to evaluate underlying metabolic conditions, order in-office labs, manage comorbidities, and monitor patients longitudinally over time.

What the practice offers that most DTC platforms cannot:

• In-office metabolic evaluation and bloodwork
• EKG, nerve conduction velocity testing, and ultrasound on-site
• Integrated management of comorbid conditions (diabetes, hypertension, arthritis) alongside weight loss
• Long-term patient relationships — several reviewers reference being patients for 10–17 years
• Multilingual care in English, Russian, and Ukrainian

Pricing by Type — and What Reviewers Say

Semaglutide treatment starts at $99 per month. This is among the lower published entry prices in this review series and is framed as an all-inclusive starting point, though patients should confirm what this covers whether it includes the consultation, medication, and any follow-up monitoring, or whether components are billed separately. Insurance coordination should also be discussed at intake, as the practice accepts Medicare and major plans that may cover FDA-approved GLP-1 medications with prior authorization.

No publicly reported independent pricing complaints or billing issues were found for this practice.

Reviews from Trustpilot and Google

No Trustpilot profile exists for Emerson Medical, consistent with a traditional physician practice rather than a DTC telehealth company. The primary review record comes from Zocdoc, Yelp, and the GLP-1 directory network, and it is uniformly positive.

189 patients have reviewed Dr. Chalik on Zocdoc, giving her an overall rating of 4.77 out of 5, with a 4.75 out of 5 for bedside manner and 4.08 out of 5 for wait time.

On the Healthline/Medical News Today FindCare platform, 21 reviewers give Dr. Chalik a 4.0 out of 5 rating.

What patients consistently say:

• Long-term patient relationships dominate the review record.
• Multiple reviewers describe being under Dr. Chalik’s care for 14 or more years, praising her thoroughness, attentiveness, and genuine concern for patient health.
• The office staff specifically secretary Natasha and nurse Maria are named across reviews as consistently kind, helpful, and professional.
• Representative patient feedback includes descriptions of Dr. Chalik’s care as thorough and compassionate, with a “very comfortable experience” and willingness to address multiple conditions in a single visit.

The few negative data points that appear across the aggregate review record relate to wait times and front desk interactions rather than clinical care quality consistent with a busy, in-demand single-physician practice.

Compounding Pharmacies Used

No compounding pharmacy partnerships are publicly named. Based on the nature of the practice, a full-service internal medicine clinic, Dr. Chalik is more likely to prescribe FDA-approved brand-name semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) through the patient’s pharmacy of choice or through insurance-coordinated channels, rather than through a dedicated compounding partner. Patients seeking compounded GLP-1 at lower out-of-pocket cost should discuss this directly at their consultation.

Note: Emerson Medical PLLC is a Staten Island, New York internal medicine clinic that offers telehealth as a supplement to in-person care; it is not a Florida-licensed remote-only platform, and out-of-state patients should confirm telehealth availability before scheduling. Pricing of $99/month for semaglutide is sourced from a third-party GLP-1 directory (SemaglutideNearMe.org); patients should confirm current pricing, insurance coverage, and medication options directly with the office at (718) 448-3800. No Trustpilot profile, Google Business listing for GLP-1 services, or named compounding pharmacy partner was found — all consistent with a traditional primary care practice rather than a DTC telehealth startup.