GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR — Port Arthur, Texas

About GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR

GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR is a federally qualified health center site in Port Arthur, Jefferson County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1980; it reports 69 operating hours a week, above the 45-hour median for health center sites in Jefferson County.

GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC 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 GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR

Part B pays for the visit at GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR 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 451821 here, so the site bills Medicare directly. It also carries NPI 1912904897.

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 GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR

GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Texas has not expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 4,770,640 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Eligibility under 65 is narrower here, though dual eligibility still cuts Part D costs.

Texas Health Information, Counseling, and Advocacy Program (HICAP) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-252-9240; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR 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

GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR is at 2548 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur, TX, 77640-2825, Jefferson County.

Port Arthur measures 720 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 69 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 409-983-1161 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 GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR

The nearest GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC site is Gulf Coast Health Center - Mobile 1 in Port Arthur, at the same registered coordinates.

GCHC Port Arthur Park Plaza Site in Port Arthur is the next one out, 0.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Legacy Central Beaumont Stagg Dr., listed under Community Care Access, 16.1 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Jefferson County carries 12 listings.

The full Texas list is.