Gulf Coast Health Center - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC — Port Arthur, Texas

About Gulf Coast Health Center - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC

Gulf Coast Health Center - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC is a federally qualified health center site in Port Arthur, Jefferson County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

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 40 operating hours a week, below 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 - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC

Part B pays for the visit at Gulf Coast Health Center - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC 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 no Medicare billing number here for GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC; confirm billing before a first visit.

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 - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC

Gulf Coast Health Center - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC 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 - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC 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 - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC is at 1100 Jefferson Dr, Port Arthur, TX, 77642-0638, Jefferson County.

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

HRSA records 40 operating hours a week here.

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 - Phillis Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs SBHC

The nearest GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC site is Gulf Coast Health Center - Mobile 1 in Port Arthur, 2 miles away.

GULF COAST HEALTH CENTER, INC. - PORT ARTHUR in Port Arthur is the next one out, 2 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Legacy Central Beaumont Stagg Dr., listed under Community Care Access, 17 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Jefferson County carries 12 listings.

The full Texas list is.