Mobile Health Unit — Tuscaloosa, Alabama

About Mobile Health Unit

Mobile Health Unit is a federally qualified health center site in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa 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 2007; it reports 32 operating hours a week, below the 67-hour median for health center sites in Tuscaloosa County.

WHATLEY HEALTH SERVICES INC runs 12 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 Mobile Health Unit

Part B pays for the visit at Mobile Health Unit 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 WHATLEY HEALTH SERVICES 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 Mobile Health Unit

Mobile Health Unit 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

Mobile Health Unit 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

Mobile Health Unit is at 2731 Ml King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401-5235, Tuscaloosa County.

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

HRSA records 32 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at whatleyhealth.org.

Call 205-349-3250 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 Mobile Health Unit

The nearest WHATLEY HEALTH SERVICES INC site is Maude L. Whatley Health Center in Tuscaloosa, at the same registered coordinates.

Theodore Hendrix Dental Center in Tuscaloosa is the next one out, at the same registered coordinates.

The closest unrelated listing is Cahaba Medical Care - Woodstock Office, listed under Community Care Access, 23.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Tuscaloosa County carries 5 listings.

The full Alabama list is.