DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER — Chattanooga, Tennessee

About DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER

DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER is a federally qualified health center site in Chattanooga, Hamilton County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1976; it reports 50 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Hamilton County.

CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY runs 4 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 DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER

Part B pays for the visit at DODSON AVENUE COMM 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 441898 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 DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER

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

Tennessee has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,482,703 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Tennessee State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-877-801-0044; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

DODSON AVENUE COMM 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

DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER is at 1200 Dodson Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37406-3223, Hamilton County.

Chattanooga measures 1,241 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 50 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 423-778-2800 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 DODSON AVENUE COMM HEALTH CENTER

The nearest CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY site is Erlanger Premier Healthcare Center in Chattanooga, 1 mile away.

Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga is the next one out, 1.7 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is GEORGE VANDENBURG NP, listed under Telehealth, 1.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Hamilton County carries 14 listings.

The full Tennessee list is.