Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville — Mandeville, Louisiana

About Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville

Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville is a federally qualified health center site in Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2023; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in St. Tammany Parish.

START CORP runs 5 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 Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville

Part B pays for the visit at Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville 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 191055 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 Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville

Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville 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

Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville 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

Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville is at 2150 General Pershing St, Mandeville, LA, 70448-5125, St. Tammany Parish.

Mandeville measures 1,787 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 startcorp.org.

Call 985-951-4716 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 Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville

The nearest START CORP site is Start Community Health Center - Covington in Covington, 9.2 miles away.

Start Community Health Center - Galvez in New Orleans is the next one out, 28.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is St. Tammany Mandeville CHC, listed under Community Care Access, 2.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

St. Tammany Parish carries 6 listings.

The full Louisiana list is.