SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette — Lafayette, Louisiana

About SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette

SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette is a federally qualified health center site in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2011; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Lafayette Parish.

SWLA CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES 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 SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette

Part B pays for the visit at SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette 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 191862 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1376725952.

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 SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette

SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette 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

SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette 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

SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette is at 500 Patterson St, Lafayette, LA, 70501-1849, Lafayette Parish.

Lafayette measures 2,370 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 337-769-9451 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 SWLA Center for Health Services - Lafayette

The nearest SWLA CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES site is SWLA Center for Health Services - Crowley in Crowley, 20.6 miles away.

SWLA Center For Health Services - Oberlin in Oberlin is the next one out, 51.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Acadiana Cares, listed under Community Care Access, 0.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Lafayette Parish carries 6 listings.

The full Louisiana list is.