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 45 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 45 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.