Start Community Health Center - Galvez — New Orleans, Louisiana

About Start Community Health Center - Galvez

Start Community Health Center - Galvez is a federally qualified health center site in New Orleans, Orleans Parish. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2021; it reports 38 operating hours a week, below the 40-hour median for health center sites in Orleans 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 - Galvez

Part B pays for the visit at Start Community Health Center - Galvez 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 191070 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1639783519.

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 - Galvez

Start Community Health Center - Galvez 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 - Galvez 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 - Galvez is at 2300 S Galvez St, New Orleans, LA, 70125-3102, Orleans Parish.

New Orleans measures 2,310 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 38 operating hours a week here.

Call 504-332-5173 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 - Galvez

The nearest START CORP site is Start Community Health Center - Downtown Mandeville in Mandeville, 28.7 miles away.

Start Community Health Center - Covington in Covington is the next one out, 37.6 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Odyssey House Community Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Orleans Parish carries 75 listings.

The full Louisiana list is.