Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic — West Branch, Michigan

About Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic

Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic is a federally qualified health center site in West Branch, Ogemaw County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2021; it reports 39 operating hours a week, below the 40-hour median for health center sites in Ogemaw County.

STERLING AREA HEALTH CENTER runs 11 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 Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic

Part B pays for the visit at Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic 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 231092 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 Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic

Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic 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

Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic 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

Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic is at 621 Court St STE 102, West Branch, MI, 48661-8768, Ogemaw County.

West Branch measures 1,378 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 39 operating hours a week here.

Call 989-343-9466 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 Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch Clinic

The nearest STERLING AREA HEALTH CENTER site is Sterling Area Health Center Surline Elementary/Middle School Wellness Program in West Branch, 1 mile away.

Sterling Area Health Center West Branch-Rose City Schools SBSS in West Branch is the next one out, 6.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is MidMichigan Medical Offices-West Branch, listed under Community Care Access, 0.2 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Ogemaw County carries 6 listings.

The full Michigan list is.