Quick answers
- What is Claxton Elementary School?
- Claxton Elementary School is a community health center in Asheville, North Carolina, run by Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Claxton Elementary School offer a sliding fee or serve people without insurance?
- It is listed by HRSA as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program. These health centers must offer a sliding fee discount based on income and serve patients regardless of their ability to pay. Call to ask what papers to bring.
- Where is Claxton Elementary School?
- 241 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
- What is the phone number of Claxton Elementary School?
- (828) 285-0622, as listed by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Call to confirm hours before you go.
Cost and insurance
HRSA lists this place as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program. Under the program’s rules, the health center must:
- offer a sliding fee discount: what you pay depends on your income and family size;
- serve patients whether or not they have insurance and regardless of their ability to pay.
Ask the health center which services and fees the discount covers at this site. Sources
What to ask when you call
- Are you taking new patients, and how soon can I be seen?
- Do you accept my insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
- How does the sliding fee discount work, and what papers should I bring (for example proof of income)?
- What services do you offer here (for example dental, mental health, vaccines, lab tests)?
- What are your hours, and do you have interpreters or staff who speak my language?
A general checklist, not medical advice. For questions about your health or your medicines, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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By straight-line distance (not driving distance).
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Clinics and urgent care nearby
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Pharmacies nearby
- Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers0.9 mi · Asheville, NC · Community/retail pharmacy
- County of Buncombe0.9 mi · Asheville, NC · Clinic pharmacy
- MH Mission Hospital, LLLP0.9 mi · Asheville, NC · Community/retail pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce2.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center4.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- AdventHealth Hendersonville15 mi · Hendersonville, NC
More in Asheville
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Details from the official record
| Type | Community health center |
|---|---|
| Program | Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA |
| Health center organization | Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc |
| Address | 241 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 |
| County | Buncombe County |
| State | North Carolina |
| Phone | (828) 285‑0622 |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 28 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-038697 |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), retrieved 2026-11-13
- What is a health center? — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Health Center Program Compliance Manual, Chapter 9: Sliding Fee Discount Program — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)