MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness — Asheville, North Carolina

About MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness is an FQHC Look-Alike site in Asheville, Buncombe County. It meets the same federal requirements as funded health centers, without HRSA grant money.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2022; it reports 45 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Buncombe County.

Mountain Area Health Education Center, INC. runs 59 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 MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness

Part B pays for the visit at MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness 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 Mountain Area Health Education Center, 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 MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

North Carolina expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,228,458 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

North Carolina Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-855-408-1212; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness 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

MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness is at 125 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC, 28803-2868, Buncombe County.

Asheville measures 2,086 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 45 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at mahec.net.

Call 828-398-3601 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 MAHEC Center for Psychiatry and Mental Wellness

The nearest Mountain Area Health Education Center, INC. site is MAHEC Health Center at Biltmore (FM/IM/Dental) in Asheville, at the same registered coordinates.

MAHEC OBGYN Specialists in Asheville is the next one out, 0.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Appalachian Mountain Health at Asheville High School, listed under Community Care Access, 0.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Buncombe County carries 68 listings.

The full North Carolina list is.