Community HealthNet Main — Gary, Indiana

About Community HealthNet Main

Community HealthNet Main is an FQHC Look-Alike site in Gary, Lake County. It meets the same federal requirements as funded health centers, without HRSA grant money.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2024; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Lake County.

COMMUNITY HEALTHNET INC runs 10 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 Community HealthNet Main

Part B pays for the visit at Community HealthNet Main 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 151842 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 Community HealthNet Main

Community HealthNet Main is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Indiana expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,376,933 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Indiana State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-452-4800; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Community HealthNet Main 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

Community HealthNet Main is at 1021 W 5th Ave, Gary, IN, 46402-1703, Lake County.

Gary measures 1,531 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 chn-indiana.org.

Call 219-880-1190 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 Community HealthNet Main

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTHNET INC site is Community HealthNet Mobile medical, dental, optometry in Gary, at the same registered coordinates.

Community HealthNet at West Side High School in Gary is the next one out, 2.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Turning Point, listed under Community Care Access, at the same registered coordinates. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Lake County carries 66 listings.

The full Indiana list is.