CCHS Townsend — Townsend, Georgia

About CCHS Townsend

CCHS Townsend is a federally qualified health center site in Townsend, McIntosh County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2022; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in McIntosh County.

COASTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. runs 18 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 CCHS Townsend

Part B pays for the visit at CCHS Townsend 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 851171 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 CCHS Townsend

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

Georgia has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,944,905 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Georgia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (GeorgiaCares) answers formulary questions free at 1-866-552-4464; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

CCHS Townsend 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

CCHS Townsend is at 1299 GA Highway 57, Townsend, GA, 31331-8128, McIntosh County.

Townsend measures 75 people per square mile: driving distance is the main constraint.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 912-275-8028 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 CCHS Townsend

The nearest COASTAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. site is CCHS Darien in Darien, 9.7 miles away.

Coastal Community Health TIGERS/Todd Grant Elementary School in Darien is the next one out, 10.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is SHAUNTILE ANDERSON NP, listed under Telehealth, 21.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

McIntosh County carries 3 listings.

The full Georgia list is.