Downtown Brooklyn Health Center — Brooklyn, New York

About Downtown Brooklyn Health Center

Downtown Brooklyn Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Brooklyn, Kings County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2015; it reports 48 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Kings County.

Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. 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 Downtown Brooklyn Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Downtown Brooklyn 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 331187 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1083647101.

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 Downtown Brooklyn Health Center

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

New York expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 3,912,348 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-701-0501; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Downtown Brooklyn 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

Downtown Brooklyn Health Center is at 57 Willoughby St, Brooklyn, NY, 11201-5257, Kings County.

Brooklyn measures 28,319 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 48 operating hours a week here.

Call 718-277-0386 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 Downtown Brooklyn Health Center

The nearest Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. site is Cylar House Community Health Center in New York, 2.3 miles away.

SHERO Providence House 2 in Brooklyn is the next one out, 2.8 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Cadman Family Health Center, listed under Community Care Access, 0.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Kings County carries 161 listings.

The full New York list is.