Birch Community Health Center — Lansing, Michigan

About Birch Community Health Center

Birch Community Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Lansing, Ingham County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2015; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Ingham County.

COUNTY OF INGHAM runs 10 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 Birch Community Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Birch Community 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 231003 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1639422728.

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 Birch Community Health Center

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

Michigan expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,250,601 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Michigan State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-803-7174; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Birch Community 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

Birch Community Health Center is at 812 E Jolly Rd, Suite 112, Lansing, MI, 48910-6820, Ingham County.

Lansing measures 2,963 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at hd.ingham.org.

Call 517-244-8030 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 Birch Community Health Center

The nearest COUNTY OF INGHAM site is Cedar Community Health Center in Lansing, 0.2 miles away.

Gardner Community Health Center in Lansing is the next one out, 0.8 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Care Free Medical, listed under Community Care Access, 2.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Ingham County carries 13 listings.

The full Michigan list is.