Teche Health @ Franklin — Franklin, Louisiana

About Teche Health @ Franklin

Teche Health @ Franklin is a federally qualified health center site in Franklin, St. Mary Parish. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1974; it reports 72 operating hours a week, above the 44-hour median for health center sites in St. Mary Parish.

TECHE ACTION BOARD runs 12 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 Teche Health @ Franklin

Part B pays for the visit at Teche Health @ Franklin 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 191801 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1174579262.

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 Teche Health @ Franklin

Teche Health @ Franklin 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

Teche Health @ Franklin 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

Teche Health @ Franklin is at 1115 Weber St, Franklin, LA, 70538-4124, St. Mary Parish.

Franklin measures 717 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 72 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 337-828-2550 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 Teche Health @ Franklin

The nearest TECHE ACTION BOARD site is Teche Health - Administrative Location in Franklin, at the same registered coordinates.

Teche Health SBHC @ West. St. Mary High School in Baldwin is the next one out, 5.6 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Mobile Dental Unit, listed under Community Care Access, 22.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

St. Mary Parish carries 4 listings.

The full Louisiana list is.