Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence — Vacherie, Louisiana

About Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence

Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence is a federally qualified health center site in Vacherie, St. James Parish. 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 35 operating hours a week, below the 40-hour median for health center sites in St. James Parish.

ACCESS HEALTH LOUISIANA runs 68 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 Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence

Part B pays for the visit at Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence 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 no Medicare billing number here for ACCESS HEALTH LOUISIANA; confirm billing before a first visit.

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 Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence

Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Louisiana expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 938,891 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Louisiana Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-259-5300; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence 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

Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence is at 3125 Valcour Aime St, Vacherie, LA, 70090-7104, St. James Parish.

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

Vacherie measures 213 people per square mile: driving distance is the main constraint.

HRSA records 35 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 504-575-3700 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 Magnolia Academic Center for Excellence

The nearest ACCESS HEALTH LOUISIANA site is Access Health Louisiana Lutcher High School SBHC in Lutcher, 4.5 miles away.

St Charles Community Health Center - Norco in Norco is the next one out, 19.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Teche Health @ St. James High School, listed under Community Care Access, 3.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

St. James Parish carries 4 listings.

The full Louisiana list is.