Union Community Health Center #1 — Bronx, New York

About Union Community Health Center #1

Union Community Health Center #1 is a federally qualified health center site in Bronx, Bronx County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2015; it reports 62 operating hours a week, above the 40.5-hour median for health center sites in Bronx County.

UNION COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, 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 Union Community Health Center #1

Part B pays for the visit at Union Community Health Center #1 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 331984 here, so the site bills Medicare directly.

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 Union Community Health Center #1

Union Community Health Center #1 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

Union Community Health Center #1 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

Union Community Health Center #1 is at 260 E 188th St, Bronx, NY, 10458-5302, Bronx County.

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

HRSA records 62 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 718-220-2020 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 Union Community Health Center #1

The nearest UNION COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. site is UCHC Mobile Medical Van Site in Bronx, at the same registered coordinates.

UNION Mobile Dental Unit in Bronx is the next one out, at the same registered coordinates.

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

Bronx County carries 148 listings.

The full New York list is.