Ruskin Health Center — Ruskin, Florida

About Ruskin Health Center

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

It has been in federal health center scope since 2024; it reports 47.5 operating hours a week, above the 44.5-hour median for health center sites in Hillsborough County.

SUNCOAST COMMUNITY 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 Ruskin Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Ruskin 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 101916 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1285644799.

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 Ruskin Health Center

Ruskin 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

Ruskin 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

Ruskin Health Center is at 820 15th St SE, Ruskin, FL, 33570, Hillsborough County.

Ruskin measures 1,398 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 47.5 operating hours a week here.

Call 813-349-7800 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 Ruskin Health Center

The nearest SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC site is Wimauma Community Health Center in Wimauma, 5.4 miles away.

Suncoast Community Health Centers, Inc Administration in Riverview is the next one out, 7.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Medical Express Mobile Unit, listed under Community Care Access, 9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Hillsborough County carries 39 listings.

The full Florida list is.