Family Health Services - Medical Center — Sandusky, Ohio

About Family Health Services - Medical Center

Family Health Services - Medical Center is a federally qualified health center site in Sandusky, Erie County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2024; it reports 40 operating hours a week, above the 14-hour median for health center sites in Erie County.

FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES OF ERIE COUNTY runs 17 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 Family Health Services - Medical Center

Part B pays for the visit at Family Health Services - Medical 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 no Medicare billing number here for FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES OF ERIE COUNTY; 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 Family Health Services - Medical Center

Family Health Services - Medical Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Ohio expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,535,073 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-686-1578; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Family Health Services - Medical 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

Family Health Services - Medical Center is at 149 E Water St, Sandusky, OH, 44870-2525, Erie County.

Sandusky measures 2,569 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

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

Call 419-502-2800 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 Family Health Services - Medical Center

The nearest FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES OF ERIE COUNTY site is Family Health Services Medical Center in Sandusky, at the same registered coordinates.

FHS @ Sandusky RCAAS in Sandusky is the next one out, 0.3 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is ECCHC @ OVH, listed under Community Care Access, 0.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Erie County carries 23 listings.

The full Ohio list is.