SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles — Lake Charles, Louisiana

About SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles

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

It has been in federal health center scope since 1981; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Calcasieu 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 - Lake Charles

Part B pays for the visit at SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles 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 191808 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1720014186.

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 - Lake Charles

SWLA Center for Health Services - Lake Charles 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 - Lake Charles 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 - Lake Charles is at 2000 Opelousas St, Lake Charles, LA, 70601-2641, Calcasieu Parish.

Lake Charles measures 1,823 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 337-439-9983 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 - Lake Charles

The nearest SWLA CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES site is SWLA--JD Clifton Elementary School in Lake Charles, 0.1 miles away.

SWLA Center for Health Services--DeBakey Drive Temporary Location in Lake Charles is the next one out, 2.8 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Comprehensive Care Center of Southwest Louisiana Admin & Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Calcasieu Parish carries 5 listings.

The full Louisiana list is.