Dr. Rebecca Wilhelm is a naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist.    Her colleague Clare Lynam L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist. 

We are sorry, but we are not taking naturopathic patients at this time.    After deep contemplation, we have decided to change the practice to an acupuncture only clinic starting 9/3/2024. This is due to changes in insurance policies and re-imbursement, office staffing, and escalating costs and stressors of running a medical practice.     Dr. Carrie Wine has left our practice after five years of working together and serving numerous patients.   Lilly Demers has also moved out of state after three years of treating many patients together.  We all would like to express our deepest gratitude for our patients and to thank them for letting us be part of their health care team over the years. At this time, we do not have a specific recommendation or referral to another local naturopathic physician. 

WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW ACUPUNCTURE PATIENTS and will book these patients about 2-8 weeks ahead depending on availability.     

COVID and RESPIRATORY ILLNESS updates:  Spring 2025

  Masks are required only if you have respiratory symptoms such as cough, runny or stuffy nose, or sore throat or fever.   If you have been exposed to a confirmed case of Covid 19 in the prior 2 weeks or have another contagious respiratory illness, please wear a mask in office.  

Services

Please note:   We are providing acupuncture only and not naturopathic medical services starting  9/2024.

• Treatment of acute and chronic illness using combined natural and conventional therapies
• Acupuncture for low back pain, neck pain, chronic headaches, and other pain conditions
• Acupuncture for insomnia, anxiety, and other stress related concerns
• Acupuncture and herbs for menstrual irregularities and fertility
• Acupuncture for optimal health:  Some patients choose to have acupuncture sessions to prevent imbalance

Insurance

Insurances that we are contracted with:

We are not currently contracted with:  Ambetter, Apple Health, CHP,  United CHP,  Basic Medicare plans.   We would love to serve our Medicare clients, but basic Medicare plans do not allow naturopaths to contract with them as providers.  We also are not contracted with medicare for acupuncture.

*Time of service cash discounts are also available for patients without insurance coverage. We accept cash, check and credit/debit cards.

People often have questions about their insurance and coverage.   Sometimes we are in network with an insurance listed above, but a patient has a plan that excludes our services.  The best way you can find out what YOUR insurance coverage contains is to call your insurance and ask “Do I have acupuncture coverage?”.    Ask if there are limitations on a number of visits per year. Understanding how much your yearly deductible is will also help you understand how much out of pocket cost you may have. Most patients do not need a referral to come to our office.

Some patients with Kaiser insurance may choose to have a referral sent from their PCP (primary care provider), though most Kaiser plans do allow 3 naturopathic visits per complaint and 8 acupuncture visits per complaint per calendar year without a referral.   Some Kaiser plans allow 20 visits per year.

Patients with Medicare typically pay out of pocket using our time of service discount, as basic Medicare does not cover acupuncture visits.    Please call us or your insurance if you have questions about your insurance plans.

Appointments

• We are not taking new naturopathic patients.
• Acupuncture appointments are typically one hour.   We continue to take new acupuncture patients for both insurance and time of service payments.
• Time of service rates for acupuncture appointments are between $100-120 for the first visit and $80-90 for typical follow up visits.  This reflects a discount from our billed insurance rates but must be paid at time of service in order to get this discount.
• Please note that our office is fragrance-free in order to keep the environment safe and comfortable for all of our patients.

Location

Skagit Valley Food Co-op Building
321 W Washington Street Suite #328
Mt Vernon WA 98273

Fax: 360-395-6200

(Yes! The office is on the third floor of the downtown Skagit food co-op grocery store. There are multiple offices upstairs. You can access the third door best by using the door on the South East corner of the building. Our office is at the very end of the building down the very last hallway. Free parking is available in the Co-op building parking lot and is typically readily available except at lunchtime and during tulip season.)

PLEASE NOTE:  If using Google or Apple maps, please enter “Skagit Valley Food Coop” at 202 S 1st Street, Mt Vernon to find our location as the map applications do not work with the W. Washington address.