First Choice@809 Main Street — East Hartford, Connecticut

About First Choice@809 Main Street

First Choice@809 Main Street is a federally qualified health center site in East Hartford, Capitol Planning Region. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2016; it reports 42.5 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Capitol Planning Region.

FIRST CHOICE HEALTH CENTERS, INC. runs 12 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 First Choice@809 Main Street

Part B pays for the visit at First Choice@809 Main Street 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 071931 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1225559826.

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 First Choice@809 Main Street

First Choice@809 Main Street is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Connecticut expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 742,808 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Connecticut CHOICES (Program for Health Insurance Assistance, Outreach, Information and Referral, Counseling, Eligibility Screening) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-994-9422; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

First Choice@809 Main Street 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

First Choice@809 Main Street is at 809 Main St, East Hartford, CT, 06108-3117, Capitol Planning Region.

East Hartford measures 6,940 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 42.5 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 860-528-1359 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 First Choice@809 Main Street

The nearest FIRST CHOICE HEALTH CENTERS, INC. site is First Choice@92 Connecticut Blvd in East Hartford, 0.2 miles away.

FCHC Mobile Health Services in East Hartford is the next one out, 0.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is InterCommunity's School Based Health Center at Silver Lane School, listed under Community Care Access, 0.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Capitol Planning Region carries 107 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.