Gloucester Family Health Center — Gloucester, Massachusetts

About Gloucester Family Health Center

Gloucester Family Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Gloucester, Essex County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2008; it reports 42.5 operating hours a week, above the 35-hour median for health center sites in Essex County.

NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC 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 Gloucester Family Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Gloucester Family Health Center 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 221917 here, so the site bills Medicare directly.

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 Gloucester Family Health Center

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

Massachusetts expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,456,387 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Serving Health Insurance Needs of Everyone (SHINE) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-243-4636; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Gloucester Family Health Center 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

Gloucester Family Health Center is at 302 Washington St, Gloucester, MA, 01930-4836, Essex County.

Gloucester measures 1,137 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 42.5 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 978-744-8388 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 Gloucester Family Health Center

The nearest NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC site is Bentley Academy Charter in Salem, 12.2 miles away.

SALEM FAMILY HEALTH CENTER in Salem is the next one out, 12.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Site, listed under Community Care Access, 0.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Essex County carries 74 listings.

The full Massachusetts list is.