Neighborhood Health Center Northwest — Buffalo, New York

About Neighborhood Health Center Northwest

Neighborhood Health Center Northwest is a federally qualified health center site in Buffalo, Erie County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1987; it reports 49.5 operating hours a week, above the 42.5-hour median for health center sites in Erie County.

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE OF WNY, INC. runs 6 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 Neighborhood Health Center Northwest

Part B pays for the visit at Neighborhood Health Center Northwest 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 030811 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1881789014.

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 Neighborhood Health Center Northwest

Neighborhood Health Center Northwest 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

Neighborhood Health Center Northwest 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

Neighborhood Health Center Northwest is at 155 Lawn Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14207-1899, Erie County.

Buffalo measures 6,361 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 49.5 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 716-875-2904 x242 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 Neighborhood Health Center Northwest

The nearest NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE OF WNY, INC. site is Neighborhood Health Center Mobile in Buffalo, at the same registered coordinates.

Neighborhood Health Center Riverway in Buffalo is the next one out, 1.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Evergreen Health - Hertel Ave., listed under Community Care Access, 0.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Erie County carries 25 listings.

The full New York list is.