Medical weight loss in Des Moines spans hospital programs, physician-owned clinics, franchises, and men's health clinics that added GLP-1 services, and they are not interchangeable. This list ranks the metro's strongest options using verified Google ratings and review volume as of July 2026, cross-checked against our vetting criteria: active licensure, physician supervision, and review integrity. No clinic pays to appear here.
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Find your program match1. Iowa Weight Loss Specialists (Des Moines)
4.8 across 194 reviews and the most clinically comprehensive program in the metro, part of Iowa Specialty Hospitals with medical weight management and surgical pathways under one roof. Reviews repeatedly describe long-term relationships, patients returning years later, and providers who address sleep, stress, and medication together. The right first call when you want the full clinical picture, and among the strongest insurance navigation in the market.
2. Gameday Men's Health (Clive and Ankeny)
Perfect 5.0 ratings at both locations (169 and 322 reviews) for a franchise combining weight loss programs with hormone care for men, with in-house body composition scanning reviewers frequently praise for making progress visible. Reviews cite substantial results, including one member down 60 pounds. Note the Clive location's limited days; Ankeny runs a full week.
3. WellForm MD (Ankeny)
A perfect 5.0 across 40 reviews for a physician-led program where reviewers name Dr. Oben personally and describe one-on-one goal reviews at every stage, plus body composition tracking and adjunct services like lymphatic therapy. The archetype of the independent, physician-supervised model our vetting badge exists to identify.
4. Weight Loss in Des Moines (Clive)
A perfect 5.0 across 133 reviews for a chiropractor-led ChiroThin program. A structured, non-GLP-1 path with reviewers reporting sustained results and annual maintenance resets. The right fit if you want a supervised program without weekly injections; the wrong page of the menu if GLP-1 medication is specifically what you're after.
5. Allure Rx Aesthetics & Medical Weight Loss (Ankeny)
Early but promising: 5.0 across its first reviews, a tirzepatide program, and the most accessible hours in the category (8am to 8pm weekdays plus Saturdays). Reviewers describe responsive communication and program adjustments between visits, exactly the follow-up behavior that separates programs that work from subscriptions that bill.
Also in the market
New Leaf Wellness (4.6, 260 reviews, broad men's and women's wellness), Medi-Weightloss (West Des Moines franchise), hospital programs at UnityPoint and MercyOne, and several smaller programs. Every one of them, ratings included, is in the full comparison on our Des Moines weight loss page.
How to choose
The three questions that sort this category fastest: who reviews your labs and how often, what the all-in monthly cost covers, and what the maintenance plan is after the medication phase. Programs with confident answers to all three cluster at the top of this list; that is not a coincidence.
Rankings reflect publicly available Google ratings and review counts as of July 2026 and our published vetting criteria. VirtualCareFinder lists every clinic regardless of business relationship and never sells placement. Decision support, not medical advice; eligibility for any treatment is between you and a licensed provider.