Castle Rock Regenerative Healthcare

Common questions

The questions people ask before they call.

Answered in order, from the first consult to ongoing care. If yours is not here, the free 30-minute consult is where to ask it.

Step 1: The free consult

Where do I start?

Most people arrive here without a diagnosis, a plan, or a clear idea of what to ask for. That is what the free 30-minute consult is for.

What actually happens during the free 30-minute consult?

You get thirty minutes with one of our providers, free, in person or by phone. They explain how the practice works, answer your questions about cost and scheduling, and tell you whether what you have in mind looks like a fit. If it does, a $150 visit with Dr. Scott Faulkner, MD or Nathan Lehman, PA-C is booked from there. Apart from GLP-1 weight care, which can start right after the consult, treatment decisions belong to the provider visit. There is no charge and no obligation.

Do I need to know what treatment I need before I come in?

No. You do not need to arrive with a treatment in mind. Most people come in with a symptom, a goal, or a feeling that something is off, and the provider works from there. If a service you read about is not right for you, you will hear that, along with what we would do instead.

Who is the free consult for?

Three kinds of people, mostly. Someone who knows something is wrong and is not getting real answers from a standard visit. Someone who is already interested in longevity and prevention and wants access to more thorough testing. And someone with a named condition who wants more time and more data than a typical appointment allows. If you are not sure this is you, the free consult is the easiest way to find out.

What should I expect at my first visit?

Your first provider visit is $150, and you book it only if it makes sense for you. It is unhurried time with your provider, who goes through your history, what you have already tried, and what you want to change. If you have recent labs, bring them or send them ahead. If a broader panel makes sense, it is ordered then. You leave with a plan, or with a straight explanation of why we would not recommend one. With your permission, your provider may transcribe the visit so the notes are accurate. You can say no, and it does not change your care.

Do I need a diagnosis to start looking for answers?

No. You do not need a referral, and you do not need a diagnosis. A pattern of symptoms, a family history, or a goal you want to measure against is enough to start. The provider decides what to test, not a label you had to bring with you.

Step 2: Testing

From the consult to the biomarker panel

We test when a result will change the plan. The Ultra Panel is the difference between a guess and a measurement.

Why do you look at 100+ biomarkers rather than one basic bloodwork lab?

Because a standard physical checks a short list, and the Ultra Panel measures more than 100 biomarkers, 75+ of which are not on a standard physical. Looking wider shows where you stand across metabolism, hormones, nutrients, inflammation and cardiovascular markers, and the repeat panel shows whether your plan is moving those numbers. A test measures; it does not change your health on its own, which is why your provider reads every result back to you and turns it into a plan.

What does a 100+ biomarker panel actually tell you?

Where you are today, across metabolic health, hormones, inflammation, nutrient status, cardiovascular markers and more, read as a picture rather than as isolated numbers. Just as important, it gives you a baseline. The second panel is where the value shows up, because that is when a number moving in the right direction becomes something you can see.

What can standard bloodwork miss?

A result can sit inside the reference range and still be moving the wrong way for you. A standard panel also leaves out most of the markers that describe how you are aging rather than whether you are sick today. That is not a criticism of standard care; it is built for a different question.

How are the results explained?

In the room, by the provider who ordered them. Your results are read back to you in plain terms, not posted to a portal for you to decode alone. You should leave knowing what each flagged number means, why it matters for you, and what we propose to do about it.

What happens after the initial consultation?

If a provider visit makes sense, it is $150, and you book it only if you choose. If that visit orders a panel, the next visit is the read-back and the plan. If a service is recommended, it is booked then. If ongoing care makes sense, membership is explained at that point, not before. Nobody is asked to commit to anything on the first visit.

What is a comprehensive longevity blood panel?

It is a broad blood test that measures where you stand across many body systems, not only whether one number is out of range. Ours is the Ultra Panel: 100+ biomarkers, 75+ of them not on a standard physical, and your provider reads every result back to you in the room. It sets your baseline, and a repeat panel shows whether your plan is moving the numbers. It is included in Core Concierge membership.

How is a physician-ordered Ultra Panel different from an online blood test?

A physician-ordered Ultra Panel at Castle Rock Regenerative Healthcare is ordered, read and acted on by the same provider. Dr. Faulkner or Nathan Lehman, PA-C, goes through your results with you one to one and reads them alongside your history, symptoms and goals. From there the provider decides what to address first and writes a plan, and the panel is repeated so you can see whether that plan is working.

How much does an advanced blood panel cost?

The Ultra Panel is $795, and when it starts a Core Concierge membership, that $795 is credited to your first month. Core Concierge is $995 a month on a 12-month term, with the panel of 100+ biomarkers built into the membership and a provider who reads every result with you. If you want testing without a membership, ask at the free 30-minute consult, because your provider orders labs only when they will change the plan. Every price we can publish is on our pricing page.

How often should a longevity blood panel be repeated?

How often to repeat a longevity blood panel is set by your provider, and repeating it is how you see whether the plan is working. In the physician membership tiers the panel is built into the year, so your labs are rechecked on a schedule rather than only when something goes wrong.

Can I get a prescription at the free consult?

For most care, no. The exception is GLP-1 weight care: a provider decides with you at the free consult whether a GLP-1 fits, and many patients start right after it. The consult is for questions about the practice, cost and scheduling, and for deciding whether a provider visit makes sense. Other prescriptions, lab orders and treatment decisions belong to the provider visit with Dr. Faulkner or Nathan Lehman, PA-C, after they go through your history and goals.

How much does the first visit cost?

The consult is free, and the provider visit that follows is $150, in person or by phone. For the Lab, BHRT and Core Concierge memberships, that $150 is credited to your first month. After the visit you see a written plan and its price before you commit to anything. Session prices are published on our pricing page.

Will I be pressured to buy a package?

No, nobody is asked to commit to anything on the first visit, and nobody here is paid on how much you book. You see what we recommend and what it costs before you decide. If ongoing care makes sense, membership is explained at that point, not before, and if paying per visit suits you better, that is fine too.

How many sessions or visits will I need?

Your provider gives you an expected number, with the price, in a written plan before you book anything. It is set from your exam and your data rather than a package menu, and plans are re-measured, so anything that is not helping is dropped instead of renewed. If you want to compare costs first, session packs and memberships are on our pricing page.

Step 3: Individualized care

From biomarkers to a personalized plan

Your labs are not just numbers. They are the starting point of a plan that is built for you and re-measured.

How does the provider use my results to build a plan?

The panel, your history, your symptoms and your goals are read together. The provider looks for the mechanism behind what you are feeling, decides what to address first, and chooses the services that match that finding. The plan is written so it can be re-measured, which is why a follow-up panel is usually part of it.

What does individualized care actually mean here?

It means the plan is built from your data rather than from a menu. Two people with the same complaint can leave with different plans, and the same person can have their plan changed at the next panel. It also means one provider knows the whole picture, instead of a different face at every visit.

How do my history, goals, symptoms and biomarkers come together?

Each one corrects the others. Symptoms without labs are guesses; labs without symptoms are trivia. Your goals decide what is worth treating, and your history decides what is safe. The provider's job is to hold all four at once and tell you what they add up to.

Is the plan always a treatment?

No. Sometimes the plan is a change in habits and a repeat panel in a few months. If a therapy is not a reasonable option for you, the provider says so, and says what they would do instead.

Step 4: Why root cause

Understanding how we work

The clinical standard is simple: explain the mechanism, show the evidence, and say so when something is not a fit.

Who will I see?

You see one provider: Dr. Scott Faulkner, MD, the founder and Medical Director, who is board certified in Internal Medicine, or Nathan Lehman, PA-C, who leads the spine and joint side of the practice under his supervision. It is a small clinical team by design. The person who explains your plan is the person who built it.

Why does the practice take a root-cause approach?

Because a symptom is a signal, and we would rather find what is driving it than only quiet it. Dr. Faulkner comes from hospital and intensive care medicine, where you measure before you treat, and he runs the practice the same way: history first, labs when they will change the plan, then a re-measure to see whether the plan worked. Not every symptom has one clear cause, and when it does not, your provider says so and tells you what they would do instead.

What makes this different from a typical wellness clinic?

Three things: a physician leads it, your history comes first, and one team runs it all. Dr. Scott Faulkner, board certified in Internal Medicine with a hospital and intensive care background, sets what the practice will and will not claim, and Nathan Lehman, PA-C, brings 8 years at The Steadman Clinic to spine and joint care. Labs come before treatment when they will change the plan, and labs, hyperbaric oxygen, cryotherapy, red light, hydrogen, hormone therapy, weight loss and peptides sit under one clinical team, so your plan is coordinated rather than pieced together. You also see published prices and hear when something is not a fit.

What do patients say?

Patients rate the practice 5.0 on Google (205 reviews) and 4.9 on Yelp, and the reviews are quoted on our homepage as they were written. The words that come up most are that the doctor actually listens, that nobody feels rushed, and that there is more here than they expected. Every experience is individual, and no review is a promise of results.

Why combine several modalities instead of one?

Because most goals have more than one lever, and one clinical team can coordinate them instead of you assembling a plan from separate vendors. At The Longevity Lab, for example, members can stack hyperbaric oxygen, cryotherapy, red light and other sessions in a single visit. More is not automatically better, so your provider chooses the combination from your data and drops what is not earning its place.

Is any of this FDA approved?

For most services here, no: cellular products, NAD+, ozone and compounded medications, including compounded peptides, are not FDA approved to treat any disease. Hospital hyperbaric chambers are FDA cleared for a defined list of conditions, and sessions here are elective wellness sessions. What we hold ourselves to is the way care is delivered: physician oversight on every protocol, products from a U.S. tissue establishment and licensed pharmacies, and a provider who reviews your history first. You learn a therapy's status at the consultation, not afterward.

Step 5: Membership

Ready to continue

Membership is how a plan becomes ongoing care. It is explained after your first visit, one tier at a time.

What happens after my first visit?

You have a plan and a provider who knows your picture. If the plan involves regular sessions or ongoing physician access, membership is usually the simplest way to pay for it. If it does not, you pay for what you use. Both are fine, and the provider will tell you which makes more sense for you.

Why do patients choose membership?

For the same reason people keep a physician rather than visit a different urgent care each time: one team that knows the whole picture, unhurried time, and a plan that is re-measured instead of restarted. For Lab Member, it is simply cheaper per session than paying one at a time.

What is included in a membership?

It depends on the tier. Lab Member includes 12 Longevity Lab sessions each month, including one hyperbaric oxygen and one HOCATT session. The BHRT Membership covers bioidentical hormone therapy on a men's or women's track. Core Concierge is a Direct Primary Care membership with direct physician access, the 100+ biomarker panel, and a personalized annual longevity report. Elite is everything in Core, expanded. Each tier is listed on the membership page with its price and exactly what it includes.

How does membership compare with paying per visit?

Per visit is right if you use one or two services occasionally. Membership is right when you are on a rhythm, because the included sessions and member pricing add up quickly, and because the physician tiers include things you cannot buy one at a time, like ongoing access between visits.

What does ongoing care allow that a one-time treatment does not?

Re-measurement. A single visit can answer one question. Ongoing care lets your provider watch a number respond, adjust a dose, and change course when your results change, instead of starting over each time. Most of what we do is about staying ahead, and that takes a practice, not an appointment.

How do memberships support proactive health monitoring?

Core Concierge includes the Ultra Panel and a personalized annual longevity report, so you and your provider can compare your numbers over time instead of reading a single snapshot. Compare the physician tiers.

Do you bill insurance?

No. The practice is cash pay and does not bill insurance, which is what keeps appointments unhurried. There are no copays. FSA and HSA cards work on qualifying services. You will still want insurance for hospital care, outside imaging and specialists.

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