METRO New Port Richey — New Port Richey, Florida

About METRO New Port Richey

METRO New Port Richey is an FQHC Look-Alike site in New Port Richey, Pasco County. It meets the same federal requirements as funded health centers, without HRSA grant money.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2020; it reports 44.5 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Pasco County.

Metropolitan Charities, 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 METRO New Port Richey

Part B pays for the visit at METRO New Port Richey 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 681185 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 METRO New Port Richey

METRO New Port Richey 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

METRO New Port Richey 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

METRO New Port Richey is at 4747 US Highway 19, New Port Richey, FL, 34652-4945, Pasco County.

New Port Richey measures 3,466 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 44.5 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 727-494-7625 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 METRO New Port Richey

The nearest Metropolitan Charities, Inc. site is METRO Clearwater in Clearwater, 20.1 miles away.

METRO at Fletcher Avenue in Tampa is the next one out, 22 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Gulf Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 1 mile away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Pasco County carries 23 listings.

The full Florida list is.