Turner Elementary School-Based Health Center — Albany, Georgia

About Turner Elementary School-Based Health Center

Turner Elementary School-Based Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Albany, Dougherty 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 2013; it reports 40 operating hours a week, below the 42-hour median for health center sites in Dougherty County.

Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. runs 35 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 Turner Elementary School-Based Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Turner Elementary School-Based 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 111958 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1487999124.

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 Turner Elementary School-Based Health Center

Turner Elementary School-Based Health 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

Turner Elementary School-Based 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

Turner Elementary School-Based Health Center is at 2001 Leonard Ave, Albany, GA, 31705-8805, Dougherty County.

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

Albany measures 356 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 229-435-9934 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 Turner Elementary School-Based Health Center

The nearest Albany Area Primary Health Care, Inc. site is East Albany Family Medical Center in Albany, 0.3 miles away.

East Albany Medical Center in Albany is the next one out, 0.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Pediatric Convenient Care, listed under Community Care Access, 6.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Dougherty County carries 24 listings.

The full Georgia list is.