East Cliff Family Health Center — Santa Cruz, California

About East Cliff Family Health Center

East Cliff Family Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

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

SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS runs 8 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 East Cliff Family Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at East Cliff Family Health Center 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 SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; 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 East Cliff Family Health Center

East Cliff Family Health Center 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

East Cliff Family Health Center 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

East Cliff Family Health Center is at 1510 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062-2912, Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz measures 5,058 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 45 operating hours a week here.

Call 831-427-3500 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 East Cliff Family Health Center

The nearest SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS site is Mountain Health Mobile in Santa Cruz, at the same registered coordinates.

Live Oak Elementary in Santa Cruz is the next one out, 0.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Dientes Community Dental Care - Capitola Road, listed under Community Care Access, at the same registered coordinates. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Santa Cruz County carries 42 listings.

The full California list is.