Neighborhood Health Center Riverway — Buffalo, New York

About Neighborhood Health Center Riverway

Neighborhood Health Center Riverway 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 2022; it reports 50 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 Riverway

Part B pays for the visit at Neighborhood Health Center Riverway 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 571835 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1821467226.

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 Riverway

Neighborhood Health Center Riverway 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 Riverway 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 Riverway is at 1569 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY, 14213-1101, Erie County.

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

HRSA records 50 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 716-427-7000 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 Riverway

The nearest NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE OF WNY, INC. site is Neighborhood Health Center Bridgeview in Buffalo, 1.1 miles away.

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

The closest unrelated listing is Jericho Road Community Health Center Breckenridge, listed under Community Care Access, 0.7 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Erie County carries 25 listings.

The full New York list is.