Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express — Mobile, Alabama

About Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express

Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express is a federally qualified health center site in Mobile, Mobile County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a mobile van site, so stops and times move; it has been in federal health center scope since 2019; it reports 40 operating hours a week, below the 42.5-hour median for health center sites in Mobile County.

FRANKLIN PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, INC. runs 19 other listed locations.

HRSA Health Center Service Delivery Sites lists it; no source records whether GLP-1 medications are prescribed here.

GLP-1 coverage at Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express

Part B pays for the visit at Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express under the health center payment system, and the sliding fee scale can lower the cost of the visit for those who qualify; the drug is billed to Part D by a pharmacy.

HRSA lists no Medicare billing number here for FRANKLIN PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, INC.; confirm billing before a first visit.

Medicare's general GLP-1 rules are set out.

• Do you manage GLP-1 prescriptions for Medicare patients?
• Which Medicare plans do you take?
• What documents precede a prior authorization?

Insurance and Medicare at Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express

Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Alabama has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,118,019 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Alabama Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-243-5463; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express is required to provide or arrange, directly or by referral:

Weight management and diabetes care sit inside primary care, where a GLP-1 conversation would start.

• Primary care for all ages
• Behavioral health and substance use care
• Preventive dental care
• Laboratory and diagnostic services

Getting there and what to expect

Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express is at 1303 Dr Martin L King Jr Ave, Mobile, AL, 36603-5398, Mobile County.

That is a mobile van site's registered address; stops move, so call ahead before travel.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

Call 251-432-4117 before travelling.

• Medicare card and any Part D card
• Photo ID
• Current medications and doses
• Recent labs or prescriber notes
• Income and household size, for the fee scale

Other options near Franklin's Wellness, Smiles and Vision Express

The nearest FRANKLIN PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, INC. site is Franklin Medical and Dental Express in Mobile, at the same registered coordinates.

FRANKLIN MEDICAL MALL in Mobile is the next one out, at the same registered coordinates.

The closest unrelated listing is Women's Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Mobile County carries 31 listings.

The full Alabama list is.