PS/IS 157 — Brooklyn, New York

About PS/IS 157

PS/IS 157 is a federally qualified health center site in Brooklyn, Kings County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2018; it reports 48 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Kings County.

SUNSET PARK HEALTH COUNCIL, INC. runs 101 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 PS/IS 157

Part B pays for the visit at PS/IS 157 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 no Medicare billing number here for SUNSET PARK HEALTH COUNCIL, INC.; confirm billing before a first visit.

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 PS/IS 157

PS/IS 157 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

PS/IS 157 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

PS/IS 157 is at 850 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11205-2702, 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.

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

Call 718-622-9285 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 PS/IS 157

The nearest SUNSET PARK HEALTH COUNCIL, INC. site is Juan Morel Campos Secondary School in Brooklyn, 0.7 miles away.

PS 257 School-Based Health Center in Brooklyn is the next one out, 1.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is ODA Mobile, 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.