RSU19 — Newport, Maine

About RSU19

RSU19 is a federally qualified health center site in Newport, Penobscot County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2020; it reports 42.5 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Penobscot County.

SEBASTICOOK FAMILY DOCTORS runs 2 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 RSU19

Part B pays for the visit at RSU19 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 201947 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1023621273.

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 RSU19

RSU19 is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Maine expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 378,585 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Maine State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-262-2232; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

RSU19 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

RSU19 is at 291 Williams Rd, Newport, ME, 04953-3945, Penobscot County.

The site is registered as seasonal and may close for part of the year.

Newport measures 1,464 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 42.5 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 207-368-5189 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 RSU19

The nearest SEBASTICOOK FAMILY DOCTORS site is Health Center, Wellness and Administration Center, Palmyra in Palmyra, 2.9 miles away.

Sebasticook Family Doctors - Dexter in Dexter is the next one out, 10 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is KVHC Piscataquis Community High School, listed under Community Care Access, 20.6 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Penobscot County carries 53 listings.

The full Maine list is.