SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER — Shickshinny, Pennsylvania

About SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER

SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER is a federally qualified health center site in Shickshinny, Luzerne County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1972; it reports 42 operating hours a week, below the 44-hour median for health center sites in Luzerne County.

RURAL HEALTH CORPORATION OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA runs 9 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 SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER

Part B pays for the visit at SHICKSHINNY 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 391857 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1790887057.

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 SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER

SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Pennsylvania expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 2,949,865 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

PA MEDI - Pennsylvania Medicare Education and Decision Insight answers formulary questions free at 1-800-783-7067; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

SHICKSHINNY 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

SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER is at 26 N Main St, Shickshinny, PA, 18655-1302, Luzerne County.

Shickshinny measures 1,821 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 42 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at rhcnepa.com.

Call 570-704-4230 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 SHICKSHINNY HEALTH CENTER

The nearest RURAL HEALTH CORPORATION OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA site is VALLEY MEDICAL in Kingston, 14.7 miles away.

BLACK CREEK HEALTH CENTER in Sugarloaf is the next one out, 14.8 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Columbia, listed under Community Care Access, 8.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Luzerne County carries 13 listings.

The full Pennsylvania list is.