Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical — South El Monte, California

About Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical

Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical is an FQHC Look-Alike site in South El Monte, Los Angeles County. It meets the same federal requirements as funded health centers, without HRSA grant money.

HRSA records it as a mobile van site, so stops and times move; it has been in federal health center scope since 2021; it reports 8 operating hours a week, below the 40-hour median for health center sites in Los Angeles County.

BUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION runs 6 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 Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical

Part B pays for the visit at Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical 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 BUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION; 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 Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical

Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical 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

Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical 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

Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical is at 10414 Vacco St, South El Monte, CA, 91733-3350, Los Angeles County.

That is a mobile van site's registered address; stops move, so call ahead before travel.

South El Monte measures 12,108 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 8 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at tzuchimedical.us.

Call 626-281-3383 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 Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Medical

The nearest BUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION site is Tzu Chi Health Center, South El Monte in South El Monte, at the same registered coordinates.

Tzu Chi Mobile Unit, Dental in South El Monte is the next one out, at the same registered coordinates.

The closest unrelated listing is Southern California Medical Center, listed under Community Care Access, 1.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

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