Thomas Elementary School Health Center — Carbondale, Illinois

About Thomas Elementary School Health Center

Thomas Elementary School Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Carbondale, Jackson 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 2019; it reports 7.5 operating hours a week, below the 40-hour median for health center sites in Jackson County.

SHAWNEE HEALTH SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION runs 23 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 Thomas Elementary School Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Thomas Elementary School 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 781148 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 Thomas Elementary School Health Center

Thomas Elementary School Health 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

Thomas Elementary School 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

Thomas Elementary School Health Center is at 1025 N Wall St, Carbondale, IL, 62901-1737, Jackson County.

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

Carbondale measures 1,507 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 7.5 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at shawneehealth.com.

Call 618-956-9690 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 Thomas Elementary School Health Center

The nearest SHAWNEE HEALTH SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION site is Shawnee Health Care, OB/GYN in Carbondale, 0.7 miles away.

Shawnee Health Care, Carbondale in Carbondale is the next one out, 1.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is SIU Center for Family Medicine-Carbondale, listed under Community Care Access, 0.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Jackson County carries 14 listings.

The full Illinois list is.