Provider review
Shapely review
Its Medical Director's bio claims 50 states, but NPI shows about 13
It takes PPO insurance and Medicare for brand-name GLP-1s, or $99 a month self-pay for compounded semaglutide on top of a $99 membership. Its medical director's bio claims licensure across all 50 states; the federal registry documents about 13.
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The verdict
Shapely names an unusually large clinical staff roster and backs its founder's and medical director's credentials with active NPI records, plus a LegitScript seal — but its medical director's bio claims licensure 'across all 50 states' while the federal registry documents roughly 13, and no cancellation policy could be found on any publicly reachable page.
Shapely is not ranked on any of our rankings. This is a standalone read of what the company publishes about itself — the providers we do rank in this category are on our semaglutide provider ranking. Nothing on this page is a performance claim — see the evidence review for what these compounds do and do not do.
Who it is for, and who it is not
A good fit if
- You have PPO insurance or Medicare and want brand-name GLP-1s at copay alongside a self-pay compounded option
- You want an unusually large, named clinical and support staff roster
- You want a legal entity literally named after its founder-physician rather than an anonymous holding company
Look elsewhere if
- You're outside California, Florida, New York, or Texas — its currently-served states
- You want to confirm a cancellation or refund policy before signing up — none was found on any publicly reachable page
- You want its Medical Director's '50-state' licensure claim confirmed — the federal registry documents roughly 13 states
What it actually costs
What they advertise
Insurance/Medicare copay 'as low as $9' first month; self-pay membership $99/month ($49 first-month promo); compounded semaglutide from $99/month, tirzepatide from $166/month.
What you actually pay, month to month
$99/month membership (after the $49 first-month promo) plus medication cost — $99-159/month for semaglutide or from $166/month for tirzepatide, billed separately from the membership.
The commitment trap
The $49/month figure is a first-month-only promotional rate — the standing membership rate is $99/month, separate from medication cost either way.
Money you will meet later
- Labs run $75 for uninsured patients
- Affirm and Klarna financing available
Checked live on Shapely's own site at https://getshapely.com in August 2026. Prices change without notice — confirm before you buy. Work out what a vial actually gives you with our peptide dose calculator.
What is included
The cheapest headline number in this category is often the one with the least attached to it. Here is what Shapely bundles in, and what it does not.
Clinician consult
Monthly video provider visits included in every plan; founder Dr
Justin Zaghi, MD, and Medical Director Dr. Ana Lisa Carr, MD, both confirmed active via the federal NPI registry.
Bloodwork / labs
$75 flat rate for uninsured patients
baseline bloodwork may be required before prescribing.
Follow-ups and dose changes
Monthly video provider visits included in every plan.
Human support
1:1 registered dietitian and unlimited chat/app support included
Injection supplies
Free 2-day shipping, syringes
and supplies included for compounded medication.
Shipping
Free 2-day shipping included.
Pharmacy, labs and oversight
The pharmacy
Compounded medication filled via a 503A/503B pharmacy; not individually named.
Oversight
Monthly video provider visits included in every plan.
Compounded peptides are not FDA-approved products, and a 503A pharmacy compounds for a named patient while a 503B outsourcing facility manufactures in batches under CGMP. Neither is a quality guarantee on its own — a named facility is simply a fact you can check, and an unnamed “partner pharmacy network” is not. Our guide to verifying a certificate of analysis covers what to ask for.
Where you can get it
California, Florida, New York, and Texas, with expansion to 'all 50 US states' described as upcoming.
The honest cons
The part they would rather you skipped
Shapely's Medical Director, Dr. Ana Lisa Carr, is bio'd as licensed 'across all 50 states,' but the federal NPI registry documents active licenses in roughly 13 states, confirmed — a plausible overstatement worth knowing about rather than treating as confirmed fact.
- Medical Director's '50-state' licensure claim isn't fully substantiated by the federal NPI registry
- Currently available in only 4 states (CA, FL, NY, TX)
- No cancellation or refund policy found on any publicly reachable page
- Telehealth membership fee and medication cost are billed separately, not one bundled figure
None of this is unique to Shapely — the whole category shares it. What we hold against a provider is the part it hides, and the ways vendors hide things are cataloged in our vendor red-flags guide.
How it compares
The providers we rank on our semaglutide provider ranking, in the order that ranking ranks them. Shapely is not among them: it is reviewed here, not ranked there, and we would rather show you the comparison than pretend the two are the same thing.
- COCollectiveThe cheapest medication price here, on a membership the headline omits
- CoreAge RxOne price that does not move when your dose does
- BHBodybuilding Health+The deep peptide catalog is gone; the GLP-1 pricing got better
- RxSpan MDOral tablet only, at a real $179 monthly rate
- Enhance MDWrites a flat-price-at-every-dose policy down — and charges near the top for it
- Found HealthInsurance-integrated, unlike every cash-only compounder here — but $99 needs a prepay
- Direct MedsThe plainest price mechanics on either ranking, from a company with an FDA warning letter
- Synergy RxPublishes a starting number, and nothing about what it commits you to
13 more providers rank on our semaglutide provider ranking — see the full ranking. Every provider we review →
Read this before you buy
A provider comparison is half the decision. The other half is whether the compound does anything for you at all — and whether it is allowed where you compete. Growth-hormone secretagogues are banned in tested sport, year-round, and a prescription does not change that.
Facts on this page reflect Shapely's own public disclosures when we last checked them, in August 2026. Prices and terms change without notice — confirm on Shapely's site before you buy. Provider names and logos on this page identify the company under review; their use does not imply endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation. This page is informational and not medical advice; compounded peptides are not FDA-approved, and growth-hormone secretagogues are banned in tested sport year-round. See our disclosure and editorial policy.