Santa Cruz Women's Health Center — Santa Cruz, California

About Santa Cruz Women's Health Center

Santa Cruz Women's 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 2012; it reports 62 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 Santa Cruz Women's Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Santa Cruz Women's 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 551081 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1902923329.

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 Santa Cruz Women's Health Center

Santa Cruz Women's 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

Santa Cruz Women's 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

Santa Cruz Women's Health Center is at 250 Locust St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060-3813, Santa Cruz County.

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

HRSA records 62 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

Call 831-427-3582 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 Santa Cruz Women's Health Center

The nearest SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS site is Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, 2.1 miles away.

East Cliff Family Health Center in Santa Cruz is the next one out, 2.4 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Recuperative Care Center-Salt Air Lodge, listed under Community Care Access, 0.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Santa Cruz County carries 42 listings.

The full California list is.