Franklin Street Community Health Center — Stamford, Connecticut

About Franklin Street Community Health Center

Franklin Street Community Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2005; it reports 46.5 operating hours a week, above the 35-hour median for health center sites in Western Connecticut Planning Region.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED runs 177 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 Franklin Street Community Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Franklin Street Community 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 071861 here, so the site bills Medicare directly.

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 Franklin Street Community Health Center

Franklin Street Community Health Center 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

Franklin Street Community 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

Franklin Street Community Health Center is at 141 Franklin St, Stamford, CT, 06901-1014, Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Stamford measures 3,432 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 46.5 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at chc1.com.

Call 203-969-0802 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 Franklin Street Community Health Center

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INCORPORATED site is Hart Magnet School SBHC in Stamford, 0.3 miles away.

J.M. Wright Technical High School SBHC in Stamford is the next one out, 0.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is OPTIMUS on the Boulevard, listed under Community Care Access, 0.1 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Western Connecticut Planning Region carries 67 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.