Mobile Van #1 — Dorchester, Massachusetts

About Mobile Van #1

Mobile Van #1 is a federally qualified health center site in Dorchester, Suffolk County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a mobile van site, so stops and times move; it has been in federal health center scope since 2025; it reports 8 operating hours a week, below the 42.5-hour median for health center sites in Suffolk County.

UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH COMMITTEE, INC. 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 Mobile Van #1

Part B pays for the visit at Mobile Van #1 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 no Medicare billing number here for UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH COMMITTEE, INC.; confirm billing before a first visit.

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 Mobile Van #1

Mobile Van #1 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

Mobile Van #1 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

Mobile Van #1 is at 415 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA, 02125-2424, Suffolk County.

That is a mobile van site's registered address; stops move, so call ahead before travel.

Dorchester measures 13,916 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 8 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 617-287-8000 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 Mobile Van #1

The nearest UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH COMMITTEE, INC. site is Upham's Corner Helath Center in Dorchester, at the same registered coordinates.

Upham's Corner Health Center - Business & Human Resources Office in Dorchester is the next one out, 0.2 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is St. Mary's Center for Women & Children (Bridge Home, Margaret's House, Mary's Home), listed under Community Care Access, 0.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Suffolk County carries 86 listings.

The full Massachusetts list is.