UCNW Portable Clinical Care — Bellingham, Washington

About UCNW Portable Clinical Care

UCNW Portable Clinical Care is a federally qualified health center site in Bellingham, Whatcom County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

HRSA records it as a mobile van site, so stops and times move; it has been in federal health center scope since 2007; it reports 40 operating hours a week, in line with the 40-hour median for health center sites in Whatcom County.

UNITY CARE NORTHWEST runs 7 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 UCNW Portable Clinical Care

Part B pays for the visit at UCNW Portable Clinical Care 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 UNITY CARE NORTHWEST; 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 UCNW Portable Clinical Care

UCNW Portable Clinical Care 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

UCNW Portable Clinical Care 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

UCNW Portable Clinical Care is at 220 Unity St, Bellingham, WA, 98225-4429, Whatcom County.

That is a mobile van site's registered address; stops move, so call ahead before travel.

Bellingham measures 3,235 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

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

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

Call 360-676-6177 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 UCNW Portable Clinical Care

The nearest UNITY CARE NORTHWEST site is UCNW 218 Unity in Bellingham, at the same registered coordinates.

UCNW 220 Unity in Bellingham is the next one out, at the same registered coordinates.

The closest unrelated listing is Sea Mar CHC - Options High School, listed under Community Care Access, 0.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Whatcom County carries 13 listings.

The full Washington list is.