Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center — Tacoma, Washington

About Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center

Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center is a federally qualified health center site in Tacoma, Pierce County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2010; it reports 60 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in Pierce County.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE runs 13 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 Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center

Part B pays for the visit at Kimi & George Tanbara, MD 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 501867 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 Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center

Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Washington expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 1,523,193 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Washington Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-562-6900; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Kimi & George Tanbara, MD 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

Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center is at 1708 E 44th St, Tacoma, WA, 98404-4611, Pierce County.

Tacoma measures 2,030 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

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

Call 253-471-4553 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 Kimi & George Tanbara, MD Health Center

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE site is Wound Care Clinic in Tacoma, 1.5 miles away.

Administrative Offices in Tacoma is the next one out, 2.9 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Sea Mar CHC - Tacoma Lincoln High School, listed under Community Care Access, 1.8 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Pierce County carries 29 listings.

The full Washington list is.