Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby Center — Newport, Tennessee

About Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby Center

Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby Center is a federally qualified health center site in Newport, Cocke County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2010; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Cocke County.

RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. runs 6 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 Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby Center

Part B pays for the visit at Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby 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 441859 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1962443697.

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 Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby Center

Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby 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

Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby 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

Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby Center is at 103 Wilton Springs Rd, Newport, TN, 37821-6405, Cocke County.

Newport measures 1,235 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 423-487-2222 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 Rural Medical Services Inc. Cosby Center

The nearest RURAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. site is Newport Center in Newport, 6.5 miles away.

Corporate Office in Newport is the next one out, 6.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is CHS Jones Cove Elementary School Clinic, listed under Community Care Access, 5.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Cocke County carries 6 listings.

The full Tennessee list is.