Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care — Gustine, California

About Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care

Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care is an FQHC Look-Alike site in Gustine, Merced County. It meets the same federal requirements as funded health centers, without HRSA grant money.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2022; it reports 40 operating hours a week, below the 45-hour median for health center sites in Merced County.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF AMERICA runs 15 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 Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care

Part B pays for the visit at Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care 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 Medicare billing number 921097 here, so the site bills Medicare directly.

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 Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care

Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

California expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 6,933,303 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

California Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-434-0222; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care 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

Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care is at 489 5th St, Gustine, CA, 95322-1514, Merced County.

Gustine measures 3,750 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 209-854-3728 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 Community Health Centers of America Gustine Primary Care

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF AMERICA site is Community Health Centers of America Gustine Specialty in Gustine, 0.1 miles away.

Community Health Centers of America Livingston in Livingston is the next one out, 17.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is GVHC-NEWMAN SITE, listed under Community Care Access, 4.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Merced County carries 23 listings.

The full California list is.