OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor Community Health Center — Bridgeport, Connecticut

About OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor Community Health Center

OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor Community Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Bridgeport, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1993; it reports 37.5 operating hours a week, above the 35-hour median for health center sites in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

OPTIMUS HEALTH CARE, INC. runs 25 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 OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor Community Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor 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 071812 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 OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor Community Health Center

OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor 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

OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor 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

OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor Community Health Center is at 790 Central Ave, Bridgeport, CT, 06607-1705, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.

Bridgeport measures 9,086 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 37.5 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 203-332-4564 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 OPTIMUS Ralphola Taylor Community Health Center

The nearest OPTIMUS HEALTH CARE, INC. site is Jettie S. Tisdale Elementary School - SBHC in Bridgeport, 0.3 miles away.

Barnum/Waltersville Elementary School - SBHC in Bridgeport is the next one out, 0.6 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Hall Neighborhood House, listed under Community Care Access, 0.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region carries 55 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.