HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs — Tahlequah, Oklahoma

About HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs

HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs is a federally qualified health center site in Tahlequah, Cherokee County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2022; it reports 37.5 operating hours a week, below the 40-hour median for health center sites in Cherokee County.

Stigler Health and Wellness Center Inc. runs 27 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 HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs

Part B pays for the visit at HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs 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 371003 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 HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs

HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Oklahoma expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 805,957 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Oklahoma Senior Health Insurance Counseling Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-763-2828; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs 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

HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs is at 17210 S 569 Rd, Tahlequah, OK, 74464-1812, Cherokee County.

The site is registered as seasonal and may close for part of the year.

Tahlequah measures 50 people per square mile: driving distance is the main constraint.

HRSA records 37.5 operating hours a week here.

Call 918-967-0748 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 HWC Adventure Head Start - Briggs

The nearest Stigler Health and Wellness Center Inc. site is HWC Adventure Head Start- Tahlequah in Tahlequah, 6.2 miles away.

HWC Adventure Head Start-Grand View in Tahlequah is the next one out, 7.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is NeoHealth Pediatrics, listed under Community Care Access, 4.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Cherokee County carries 17 listings.

The full Oklahoma list is.