NorthShore Chesterton Health Center — Chesterton, Indiana

About NorthShore Chesterton Health Center

NorthShore Chesterton Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Chesterton, Porter County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2021; it reports 49 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Porter County.

NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS, INC runs 21 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 NorthShore Chesterton Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at NorthShore Chesterton 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 151946 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 NorthShore Chesterton Health Center

NorthShore Chesterton Health Center 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

NorthShore Chesterton 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

NorthShore Chesterton Health Center is at 801 Broadway, Chesterton, IN, 46304-2230, Porter County.

Chesterton measures 1,123 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 49 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 219-763-8112 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 NorthShore Chesterton Health Center

The nearest NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS, INC site is NorthShore Chesterton Middle School Health Center in Chesterton, 0.2 miles away.

NorthShore Valparaiso Health Center in Valparaiso is the next one out, 4.2 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Marram Health Center Portage, listed under Community Care Access, 7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Porter County carries 14 listings.

The full Indiana list is.