Emeline Health Center — Santa Cruz, California

About Emeline Health Center

Emeline 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 1988; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Santa Cruz County.

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ runs 18 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 Emeline Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Emeline 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 Medicare billing number 751075 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1578680310.

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 Emeline Health Center

Emeline 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

Emeline 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

Emeline Health Center is at 1080 Emeline Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060-1996, Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz measures 962 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 831-454-4100 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 Emeline Health Center

The nearest COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ site is NORTH COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH in Santa Cruz, 0.1 miles away.

Coral Street Recuperative Care Center in Santa Cruz is the next one out, 0.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Harbor High School, listed under Community Care Access, 1.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Santa Cruz County carries 42 listings.

The full California list is.