Integrative Medicine · One Team, One Hallway · Serving Del Webb Spruce Creek
Integrative Medicine for Del Webb Spruce Creek, FL
The thing that goes wrong with integrative medicine is usually not the therapies. It is the team: an acupuncturist in one building, a physician in another, a referral letter in between, and nobody who has examined you with both sets of eyes. Integrative medicine for Del Webb Spruce Creek, in Summerfield, Florida, at this practice fixes that in the simplest way, by putting the medical doctor and the board certified acupuncture physician in the same suite, on the same records, writing the same plan. Each license does a defined part of the job, set out below. The therapies are acupuncture, trigger point injections, shockwave, laser therapy, cupping, peptides, NAD+ and supplements. The clinic is eighteen to twenty-two minutes from Spruce Creek, and the first twenty minute consultation is free.
Led by Dr. Christopher Cheshire, MS, AP, LAc, DOM, NCCAOM board certified, 22 years in The Villages. Medical oversight by Dr. Thomas Phipps, MD. Meet the providers
In short: Integrative medicine near Del Webb Spruce Creek, FL from one team: an MD and an acupuncture physician in one hallway. 18 to 22 minutes away. The thing that goes wrong with integrative medicine is usually not the therapies. Each license does a defined part of the job, set out below.
Who Does What
Two licences, one plan: what each clinician is responsible for.
Integrative clinics often blur this. We would rather you knew exactly whose hands are on which part of your care.
Dr. Christopher Cheshire, MS, AP, LAc, DOM
Florida licensed acupuncture physician, NCCAOM board certified, more than twenty-two years in The Villages. Examines you, writes and runs the plan, delivers acupuncture, cupping, shockwave and laser therapy, sets the baseline measurements and calls the checkpoint.
Dr. Thomas Phipps, MD
Licensed medical doctor, in the same suite. Reviews the plan for anything medically managed, performs or supervises trigger point and acupuncture injections, prescribes and oversees peptide therapy and NAD+, and is the physician Medicare requires to supervise covered acupuncture for chronic low back pain Source: CMS National Coverage Determination 30.3.3.
Shared: the records and the decision
Both read your imaging, operative notes and medication list before the plan is proposed. When they disagree about what the MRI means, you hear both views and the reasoning. When the problem is outside both licences, the referral is written together, with the file.
Not on the team: your other doctors, by design
Your primary care physician, cardiologist or surgeon stays in charge of what they manage. We do not alter prescriptions. We send notes when you ask and we are glad to take a call from any of them.
Why the hallway matters. A Spruce Creek patient whose knee needs an injection as well as needling gets both in one visit, from the two people who examined the knee, instead of a referral and a three week wait across town. That is the whole practical advantage of integrative medicine, and it only exists when the team is physically together.
What The Team Uses
Eight therapies and the evidence each one stands on.
Acupuncture for chronic back, neck, knee and shoulder pain carries the strongest evidence here, a pooled analysis of about 18,000 patients against sham and usual care Source: Vickers et al., Archives of Internal Medicine, 2012 (29 trials, 17,922 patients), and the broadest insurance recognition. Shockwave has repeated trials for plantar fasciitis and tendinopathy Source: Sun et al., Medicine, 2017 (9 placebo-controlled trials, 935 patients). Laser therapy, low level laser and Kineon, is positive at adequate dose and mixed below it. Cupping relieves pain short term with little long term data. Trigger point injections have long clinical use and modest trials. Peptides rest mostly on animal work; NAD+ precursors raise NAD+ reliably with small outcome studies. A plan is built from the strong end and you are told which tier each line is on.
Most plans for Spruce Creek patients pair two of these in a single visit, weekly at first. The drive is eighteen to twenty-two minutes each way, so appointments are combined deliberately and the between-visit work is done at home.
What To Expect
What happens at the first integrative medicine visit for Del Webb Spruce Creek patients?
Free consultation
Twenty minutes with Dr. Cheshire. He tells you whether the team has something for your problem or whether another kind of doctor should see you first.
Exam and the shared file
A hands-on exam and your records read by both clinicians. Dr. Phipps is brought in on anything injectable or medically managed before the plan is written.
One plan, two signatures
Therapies, order, visit count, evidence tier and price, with the clinician responsible for each line named.
Checkpoint
Baseline numbers compared at two to four weeks. Continue and taper, change a line, or stop and refer.
Cost and Insurance
How much does integrative medicine cost for Del Webb Spruce Creek patients, and what does insurance cover?
Per therapy, one quote
Each line is priced on its own and the course is quoted in writing before treatment. The consultation is free. No program fee and no membership, whichever clinician delivers the line.
Insurance
Acupuncture is covered by many plans, with a visit cap. Injections and cupping vary. Shockwave, laser therapy, peptides and NAD+ are self pay. We verify your card before the first appointment.
Medicare
Original Medicare covers acupuncture for chronic low back pain only Source: CMS National Coverage Determination 30.3.3, under physician supervision, which Dr. Phipps provides, and within visit limits. No other therapy here is covered. Advantage plans vary and we confirm yours.
The first 20 minute consultation is free and no referral is needed. Call 352-430-2720. For reference, consumer cost guides put a single acupuncture visit in the United States at roughly $50 to $150, and we quote your own course in writing at the free consultation. Source: Money.com guide to alternative medicine costs. Insurance and payment details.
Is This You, Spruce Creek?
Tired of being the messenger between your own doctors.
- You have carried the same MRI to three offices and explained it each time.
- You want a physician's involvement without losing acupuncture and hands-on care.
- Your knee, shoulder, back, heel or recovery problem needs more than one kind of therapy.
- You want to know which clinician is responsible for which part of the plan.
- You want a measured checkpoint rather than an open-ended course.
Neither clinician is the right first call for sudden severe pain, fever with a hot swollen joint, new weakness or numbness, chest symptoms, or a change in bladder or bowel control. A physician or the emergency room first; we will say so on the phone.
Common Questions
What do Del Webb Spruce Creek patients ask about integrative medicine?
Patient Reviews
What patients say on Google.
Dr. Cheshire is rated 4.6 of 5 on Healthgrades from 11 patient ratings as of October 2026 (Healthgrades profile). The quotes above are from Google.
Getting Here From Del Webb Spruce Creek
18–22 min door to door.
Head south on US 441, then take County Road 466 west to Old Camp Road. Free parking right at the door.
Address910 Old Camp Road, Suite 162
The Villages, FL 32162
Phone352-430-2720
HoursMonday to Thursday, 7 AM to 3 PM
Friday, 7 AM to 12 PM
From Del Webb18–22 min. Ground floor, step-free entry, free parking. Directions
Del Webb Spruce Creek residents come to us to stay active on the course, the courts and the trails. Parking is right at the door.
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The Clinic
Where you will be treated.
Close to Del Webb Spruce Creek. Step-free entry and free parking at the door. Six private treatment rooms.
About This Page
Written by your care team
Content prepared and reviewed by Dr. Christopher Cheshire, MS, AP, LAc, DOM (NCCAOM board certified). Last reviewed September 2026. Content updated October 27, 2026. Serving Del Webb Spruce Creek patients from The Villages.
Educational content only. Not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Results vary between patients and nothing here is a guarantee of outcome.
Further reading: NIH NCCIH: complementary, alternative or integrative health, what is in a name · Medicare.gov: acupuncture coverage.
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