Highlands Medical Plaza — Cumming, Georgia

About Highlands Medical Plaza

Highlands Medical Plaza is a federally qualified health center site in Cumming, Forsyth County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2015; it reports 42 operating hours a week, in line with 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 Highlands Medical Plaza

Part B pays for the visit at Highlands Medical Plaza 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 111051 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1407306418.

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 Highlands Medical Plaza

Highlands Medical Plaza 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

Highlands Medical Plaza 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

Highlands Medical Plaza is at 475 Tribble Gap Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040-2478, Forsyth County.

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

HRSA records 42 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at ghms-inc.org.

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 Highlands Medical Plaza

The nearest GEORGIA HIGHLANDS MEDICAL SERVICE INC site is GHMS Cumming Family Health Center in Cumming, 0.1 miles away.

GHMS Cumming Elementary Center 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.