TUG RIVER HEALTH CENTER — Welch, West Virginia

About TUG RIVER HEALTH CENTER

TUG RIVER HEALTH CENTER is a federally qualified health center site in Welch, McDowell County. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 1976; it reports 43.5 operating hours a week, above the 40-hour median for health center sites in McDowell County.

TUG RIVER HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC 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 TUG RIVER HEALTH CENTER

Part B pays for the visit at TUG RIVER 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 511819 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 TUG RIVER HEALTH CENTER

TUG RIVER HEALTH 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

TUG RIVER 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

TUG RIVER HEALTH CENTER is at 5883 Black Diamond Hwy, Welch, WV, 24801, McDowell County.

Welch measures 300 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 43.5 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

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

Call 304-448-2101 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 TUG RIVER HEALTH CENTER

The nearest TUG RIVER HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC site is Tug River Mobile Unit in Gary, at the same registered coordinates.

MOUNT VIEW MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL HC in Welch is the next one out, 3.1 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is New River Health Association - Welch, listed under Community Care Access, 5.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

McDowell County carries 7 listings.

The full West Virginia list is.