Quick answers
- What is Ruby Wise Elementary School-Based Clinic?
- Ruby Wise Elementary School-Based Clinic is a community health center in Pineville, Louisiana, run by WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Ruby Wise Elementary School-Based Clinic 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 Ruby Wise Elementary School-Based Clinic?
- 5279 Old Marksville Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360, in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.
- What is the phone number of Ruby Wise Elementary School-Based Clinic?
- (318) 648-0375, 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).
- Acadian Elementary School Based Clinic6.2 mi · Alexandria, LA · Community health center
- J.I. Barron Elementary School Based Clinic6.3 mi · Pineville, LA · Community health center
- Rapides Primary Health Care Center7.0 mi · Alexandria, LA · Community health center
- Rapides Primary Health Care Center, Mobile Health Clinic7.0 mi · Alexandria, LA · Community health center
- Women's Pavilion7.0 mi · Alexandria, LA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Healthy Steps Pediatrics4.4 mi · Pineville, LA · Rural health clinic
- Louisiana Quick Care LLC4.4 mi · Pineville, LA · Rural health clinic
- Mid State Orthopaedic Urgent Care, LLC9.4 mi · Alexandria, LA · Urgent care center
Pharmacies nearby
- Crossroads Pharmacy Services LLC4.4 mi · Pineville, LA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Rays Pharmacy 2 LLC4.4 mi · Pineville, LA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Tioga Pharmacy LLC4.4 mi · Pineville, LA · Community/retail pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Rapides Regional Medical Center8.8 mi · Alexandria, LA
- CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital9.0 mi · Alexandria, LA
- Alexandria Hospital14 mi · Alexandria, LA
Details from the official record
| Type | Community health center |
|---|---|
| Program | Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA |
| Health center organization | WINN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC |
| Address | 5279 Old Marksville Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360 |
| Parish | Rapides Parish |
| State | Louisiana |
| Phone | (318) 648‑0375 |
| Website (as listed by HRSA) | winnchc.org |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 40 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-037844 |
| Medicare number (CCN) | 191174 |
| National Provider Identifier (NPI) | 1063100865 |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), retrieved 2026-11-07
- Federally Qualified Health Center Enrollments — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-19, retrieved 2026-11-07
- NPI Registry record 1063100865 — 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)