NorthShore Griffith School Based Health Center — Griffith, Indiana

About NorthShore Griffith School Based Health Center

NorthShore Griffith School Based Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Griffith, Lake 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 2021; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Lake 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 Griffith School Based Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at NorthShore Griffith 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 151109 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 Griffith School Based Health Center

NorthShore Griffith School Based 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 Griffith 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

NorthShore Griffith School Based Health Center is at 600 N Wiggs St, Griffith, IN, 46319-2060, Lake County.

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

Griffith measures 2,100 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

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 Griffith School Based Health Center

The nearest NORTHSHORE HEALTH CENTERS, INC site is NorthShore Hammond Health Center in Hammond, 5 miles away.

NorthShore Gary Health Center in Gary is the next one out, 5.2 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is 219 Health Network, listed under Community Care Access, 0.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Lake County carries 66 listings.

The full Indiana list is.