Fruitville Health Center — Sarasota, Florida

About Fruitville Health Center

Fruitville Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Sarasota, Sarasota County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2020; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Sarasota County.

MCR HEALTH INC runs 40 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 Fruitville Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Fruitville 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 681150 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1497329825.

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 Fruitville Health Center

Fruitville Health Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Florida has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 5,133,537 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-963-5337; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Fruitville 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

Fruitville Health Center is at 170 N Lime Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34237, Sarasota County.

Sarasota measures 3,854 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

Call 941-776-4000 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 Fruitville Health Center

The nearest MCR HEALTH INC site is Blanche H Daughtrey in Bradenton, 6.6 miles away.

Southeast Administration in Bradenton is the next one out, 7.8 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is CenterPlace Health Ringling Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Sarasota County carries 7 listings.

The full Florida list is.