McDowell County Health Center — Marion, North Carolina

About McDowell County Health Center

McDowell County Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Marion, McDowell County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2023; it reports 44 operating hours a week, in line with the 44-hour median for health center sites in McDowell County.

Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc runs 11 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 McDowell County Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at McDowell County Health Center 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 B61013 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 McDowell County Health Center

McDowell County Health Center 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

McDowell County Health Center 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

McDowell County Health Center is at 136 Creekview Ct, Marion, NC, 28752-6519, McDowell County.

Marion measures 1,370 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 44 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 828-285-0622 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 McDowell County Health Center

The nearest Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc site is Marion Elementary School in Marion, 2.1 miles away.

East McDowell Middle School in Marion is the next one out, 2.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is MAHEC at Foothills Community School, listed under Community Care Access, 0.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

McDowell County carries 17 listings.

The full North Carolina list is.