Quick answers
- What is Primary Care - Griffith?
- Primary Care - Griffith is a community health center in Griffith, Indiana, run by Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc., according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Primary Care - Griffith 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 (as a Look-Alike). 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 Primary Care - Griffith?
- 1212 N Broad St, Griffith, IN 46319, in Lake County, Indiana.
- What is the phone number of Primary Care - Griffith?
- (219) 838-1270, 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.
Other community health centers nearby
By straight-line distance (not driving distance).
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- 219 Health Network1.3 mi · Highland, IN · Community health center
- 219 Health Network, Inc.1.4 mi · Highland, IN · Community health center
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Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Midwest Express Care 4 LLC1.5 mi · Griffith, IN · Urgent care center
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- Midwest Express Care, Inc3.8 mi · Schererville, IN · Urgent care center
Pharmacies nearby
- Quik Scripts LLC1.5 mi · Griffith, IN · Community/retail pharmacy
- Walgreen Co1.5 mi · Griffith, IN · Pharmacy
- Walgreen Co1.5 mi · Griffith, IN · Pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Community Hospital4.1 mi · Munster, IN
- Franciscan Health Munster4.4 mi · Munster, IN
- Methodist Hospitals Inc5.3 mi · Gary, IN
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Details from the official record
| Type | Community health center |
|---|---|
| Program | FQHC Look-Alike (meets the same HRSA requirements, without HRSA grant funding) |
| Health center organization | Edgewater Systems for Balanced Living, Inc. |
| Address | 1212 N Broad St, Griffith, IN 46319 |
| County | Lake County |
| State | Indiana |
| Phone | (219) 838‑1270 |
| Website (as listed by HRSA) | edgewaterhealth.org |
| Location setting | Clinic |
| Hours open per week | 16 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-LAL-027807 |
| Medicare number (CCN) | 151094 |
| National Provider Identifier (NPI) | 1932732955 |
| 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
- Federally Qualified Health Center Enrollments — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-19, retrieved 2026-11-13
- NPI Registry record 1932732955 — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 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)