Rural Health Group at Whitakers — Whitakers, North Carolina

About Rural Health Group at Whitakers

Rural Health Group at Whitakers is a federally qualified health center site in Whitakers, Edgecombe County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2008; it reports 49 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Edgecombe County.

RURAL HEALTH GROUP, INC runs 21 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 Rural Health Group at Whitakers

Part B pays for the visit at Rural Health Group at Whitakers 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 341943 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1013157171.

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 Rural Health Group at Whitakers

Rural Health Group at Whitakers 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

Rural Health Group at Whitakers 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

Rural Health Group at Whitakers is at 105 NE Railroad St, Whitakers, NC, 27891-7515, Edgecombe County.

Whitakers measures 878 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 49 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 252-437-2171 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 Rural Health Group at Whitakers

The nearest RURAL HEALTH GROUP, INC site is Rural Health Group at Enfield in Enfield, 5.7 miles away.

Rural Health Group at Scotland Neck in Scotland Neck is the next one out, 15.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is OIC Family Medical Center at Community Health Plaza, listed under Community Care Access, 10.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Edgecombe County carries 8 listings.

The full North Carolina list is.