Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center — Buckhannon, West Virginia

About Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center

Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center site in Buckhannon, Upshur 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 2012; it reports 8 operating hours a week, below the 20-hour median for health center sites in Upshur County.

COMMUNITY CARE OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC. runs 81 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 Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center

Part B pays for the visit at Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness 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 511012 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 Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center

Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

West Virginia expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 453,115 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

West Virginia State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) answers formulary questions free at 1-877-987-4463; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness 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

Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center is at 50 Bu Dr, Buckhannon, WV, 26201-9411, Upshur County.

Buckhannon measures 1,914 people per square mile: transit is usually practical, parking often paid.

HRSA records 8 operating hours a week here, listed as part-time.

Call 304-472-3720 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 Buckhannon-Upshur High School Wellness Center

The nearest COMMUNITY CARE OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC. site is Tennerton Elementary School Wellness Center in Buckhannon, 0.9 miles away.

Buckhannon Academy Elementary School Wellness Center in Buckhannon is the next one out, 2.6 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is DAVID C TINGLER MD, listed under Telehealth, 2.9 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Upshur County carries 16 listings.

The full West Virginia list is.