Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center — Chicago, Illinois

About Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center

Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center site in Chicago, Cook County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2019; it reports 40 operating hours a week, below the 44-hour median for health center sites in Cook County.

University of Illinois runs 11 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 Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center

Part B pays for the visit at Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness 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 781924 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 Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center

Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Illinois expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,406,387 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Illinois Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-252-8966; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness 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

Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center is at 2710 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, 60616-2684, Cook County.

Chicago measures 11,875 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at oceanhp.

Call 312-355-5745 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 Mile Square Dr. Cynthia Barnes Boyd/Drake Health and Wellness Center

The nearest University of Illinois site is UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER - MILE SQUARE HEALTH CENTER, NATIONAL TEACHERS ACADEMY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER in Chicago, 0.6 miles away.

University of Illinois Mile Square Health Center - IMD in Chicago is the next one out, 2.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is LCHC at SPARC, listed under Community Care Access, 1.1 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Cook County carries 263 listings.

The full Illinois list is.