Sherman Heights Family Health Center — San Diego, California

About Sherman Heights Family Health Center

Sherman Heights Family Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in San Diego, San Diego County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 1995; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in San Diego County.

FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO INC runs 74 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 Sherman Heights Family Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Sherman Heights 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 Medicare billing number 051053 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1174549232.

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 Sherman Heights Family Health Center

Sherman Heights 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

Sherman Heights 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

Sherman Heights Family Health Center is at 2391 Island Ave, San Diego, CA, 92102-2941, San Diego County.

San Diego measures 4,325 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

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

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

Call 619-515-2435 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 Sherman Heights Family Health Center

The nearest FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO INC site is FamilyHealth on Commercial in San Diego, 0.4 miles away.

The Hub in San Diego is the next one out, 0.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is San Ysidro Health Sherman Heights, listed under Community Care Access, 0.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

San Diego County carries 285 listings.

The full California list is.