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Medication Management in Tempe, AZ

Short, regular appointments to review how a medication is working, what it is doing to your sleep and your appetite, and whether anything needs to change. Nothing is adjusted without a conversation first.

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How long.

Typically 20 to 30 minutes.

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Who it is for.Existing patients, after an evaluation here.
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Call during office hours and a real person answers. Or request an appointment online and we will call you.

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How you start

Medication management is a follow-up service. It begins after a psychiatric evaluation, because nobody here will manage a treatment they have not assessed. If you have never been seen at PATH, the first appointment you book is the evaluation, not this.

If you are already established with a prescriber elsewhere and want to transfer your care here, say so when we call you back. You will still need an evaluation, but bringing your records and a current list of what you take makes that appointment shorter and more useful.

If you are a current patient, book through the patient portal. It reaches your own prescriber directly, and you do not have to start over here.

What happens in the appointment

These are short appointments with a clear job. Your prescriber asks how the last stretch has gone and works through the things that actually indicate whether a treatment is doing its job:
  • How you have been sleeping, and whether that changed
  • Your appetite, your energy, and your concentration
  • Side effects, including the ones people find awkward to bring up
  • Whether you have been taking it as prescribed, honestly, without a lecture attached
  • What has been happening in your life that might explain a change better than the medication does

You will be told what is being considered and why before anything changes. If a change is made, you will know what to watch for and when to check back in.

A therapy room at PATH Health Services in Tempe: two leather armchairs and a small sofa around a low table, with a window along one wall

How often you come in

More often at the start, less often once things are steady. A typical pattern is every two to four weeks while something is being adjusted, moving to every one to three months once it is working. That is a pattern, not a rule, and it is set with you rather than for you.

Follow-ups can be by video anywhere in Arizona. Some visits need to be in person, and your prescriber will tell you which ones.

Who you will see

Marie Tiokou

Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)Accepting new patients

I’m a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specializing in mood disorders, anxiety, depression and trauma. With experience in critical care nursing and in outpatient and residential behavioral health, I provide medication management with a holistic, collaborative approach. My approach is cooperative, trauma-informed and holistic. I combine evidence-based medication management with supportive therapy techniques, including motivational interviewing and brief CBT strategies. My goal is to partner with you to create a personalized treatment plan that supports your long-term wellness.

In our first session, my goal is to create a safe, welcoming and nonjudgmental space where you feel truly heard. We will spend ample time discussing your concerns, past history, lifestyle and your goals for treatment. By the end of our first meeting, we will have an initial treatment plan that may include medication options, coping strategies, and recommendations for therapy or other supports. The first session is about building trust and understanding your needs together.

In person in Tempe or by video anywhere in Arizona. English, with a free interpreter for other languages.

Every psychiatric evaluation at PATH is performed by our psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.

What it costs

Aetna · Cigna · Carelon · Curative accepted. See insurance details

Medication management follow-up

Typically 20 to 30 minutes.
$150

Care Membership

A check-in with your prescriber every month, messaging between visits, and refills without booking another appointment. It costs less than a single follow-up. Cancel any time.
$129 a month

Initial psychiatric evaluation

Required first. About 60 minutes.
$300

Sliding scale

We offer sliding-scale rates for patients experiencing financial hardship. Eligibility and the reduced rate are worked out case by case, based on your circumstances. Call and ask; you do not need to explain yourself in writing first.

In network

See the insurance plans we accept →

Other insurance

You pay our rate and we give you a superbill, a detailed receipt, to send to your plan. Your plan may pay you back for part of it. We check your out-of-network benefits with you when we call you back. How out-of-network benefits work

Good Faith Estimate

If you are paying yourself or using out-of-network benefits, you will receive a written Good Faith Estimate of what your care will cost before your first appointment. That is your right under federal law.

Cancellations

We ask for at least 24 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule. For an individual or couples appointment, cancelling with less than 24 hours' notice is a $50 fee, and not showing up at all is a $100 fee. For group, the fee is $40. You also get a 15-minute grace period: if you have not arrived or joined by then, your clinician may mark it a no-show. Emergencies and genuinely unusual circumstances are handled case by case.

Questions people ask

Do I need an evaluation first?

Yes. Medication management is follow-up care, and it starts from an assessment done here.

Can I do this by video?

Most follow-ups, yes, anywhere in Arizona. Your prescriber will tell you if a particular visit needs to be in person.

What if the medication is not working?

Say so. That is the entire purpose of the appointment. Nobody hears it as a complaint.

Can I stop taking something?

That is your decision. Talk to your prescriber first so it is done safely and not suddenly.

Do you prescribe controlled substances?

Yes, when an evaluation supports it, including medication for ADHD. A controlled medication is only started after your in-person evaluation at our Tempe office, and some need additional checks. Your prescriber will explain what applies to your situation at the appointment.

What if I run out before my appointment?

Call (480) 637-0295 the same day. Do not ration what you have left.

What if I need to cancel?

Give us at least 24 hours' notice. The full policy, including the late fee and the grace period, is under What it costs above.

Nothing changes without a conversation first.

Request an Appointment
Call (480) 637-0295

Mon to Sat, 9 AM to 5 PM

Request an Appointment
Call (480) 637-0295

Mon to Sat, 9 AM to 5 PM

If you need help right now

PATH does not provide emergency or after-hours crisis care.