Westside Health Center — Grand Rapids, Michigan

About Westside Health Center

Westside Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Grand Rapids, Kent County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1993; it reports 51.5 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Kent County.

CHERRY STREET SERVICES INC runs 24 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 Westside Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Westside 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 231853 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1891867495.

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 Westside Health Center

Westside 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

Westside 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

Westside Health Center is at 669 Stocking Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504-5176, Kent County.

Grand Rapids measures 4,421 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 51.5 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 616-235-1480 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 Westside Health Center

The nearest CHERRY STREET SERVICES INC site is Union High School Health Center - Rm128 in Grand Rapids, 1.2 miles away.

Belknap Commons Dental Center in Grand Rapids is the next one out, 1.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Cross Roads Bible Church, listed under Community Care Access, 0.6 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Kent County carries 36 listings.

The full Michigan list is.