GHMS Cumming Elementary Center — Cumming, Georgia

About GHMS Cumming Elementary Center

GHMS Cumming Elementary Center is a federally qualified health center site in Cumming, Forsyth County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2022; it reports 37.5 operating hours a week, below the 42-hour median for health center sites in Forsyth County.

GEORGIA HIGHLANDS MEDICAL SERVICE INC runs 7 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 GHMS Cumming Elementary Center

Part B pays for the visit at GHMS Cumming Elementary 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 no Medicare billing number here for GEORGIA HIGHLANDS MEDICAL SERVICE INC; confirm billing before a first visit.

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 GHMS Cumming Elementary Center

GHMS Cumming Elementary Center 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

GHMS Cumming Elementary 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

GHMS Cumming Elementary Center is at 540 Dahlonega St, Cumming, GA, 30040-2110, Forsyth County.

The site is registered as seasonal and may close for part of the year.

Cumming measures 502 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 37.5 operating hours a week here.

Call 770-887-1668 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 GHMS Cumming Elementary Center

The nearest GEORGIA HIGHLANDS MEDICAL SERVICE INC site is GHMS Cumming Family Health Center in Cumming, 0.4 miles away.

Highlands Medical Plaza in Cumming is the next one out, 0.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is NELUM WALKER NP, listed under Telehealth, 10.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Forsyth County carries 3 listings.

The full Georgia list is.