Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd — Shepherd, Texas

About Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd

Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd is a federally qualified health center site in Shepherd, San Jacinto County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2014; it reports 60 operating hours a week, in line with the 60-hour median for health center sites in San Jacinto County.

HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS 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 Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd

Part B pays for the visit at Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd 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 671938 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 Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd

Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd 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

Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd 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

Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd is at 11 Woodland Park Dr, Shepherd, TX, 77371-6495, San Jacinto County.

Shepherd measures 396 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 60 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

Call 936-628-1100 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 Health Center of Southeast Texas - Shepherd

The nearest HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS site is Health Center of Southeast Texas in Cleveland, 12.5 miles away.

Health Center of Southeast Texas Mobile Unit in Cleveland is the next one out, 12.5 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Lone Star Family Health Center - Grangerland, listed under Community Care Access, 26.6 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

The full Texas list is.