Quick answers
- What is Watauga High School?
- Watauga High School is a community health center in Boone, North Carolina, run by High Country Community Health, according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Watauga High 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 Watauga High School?
- 300 Go Pioneers Dr, Boone, NC 28607, in Watauga County, North Carolina.
- What is the phone number of Watauga High School?
- (828) 406-9037, 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).
- Hardin Park Elementary School0.7 mi · Boone, NC · Community health center
- High Country Community Health at the Hospitality House0.8 mi · Boone, NC · Community health center
- High Country Community Health Mobile Unit1.0 mi · Boone, NC · Community health center
- High Country Community Health Watauga Center1.0 mi · Boone, NC · Community health center
- High Country Community Health Primedical1.0 mi · Boone, NC · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care nearby
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates, Inc.0.3 mi · Boone, NC · Urgent care center
- Blue Ridge Medical Management Corporation12 mi · Banner Elk, NC · Urgent care center
- BHRHC Mtncity19 mi · Mountain City, TN · Rural health clinic
Pharmacies nearby
- Boone Drug New Market LLC0.3 mi · Boone, NC · Pharmacy
- Boone Drugs Inc0.3 mi · Boone, NC · Pharmacy
- Boone Drugs Inc0.3 mi · Boone, NC · Pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Watauga Medical Center1.4 mi · Boone, NC
- Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital15 mi · Linville, NC
- Ashe Memorial Hospital18 mi · Jefferson, NC
More in Boone
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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 | High Country Community Health |
| Address | 300 Go Pioneers Dr, Boone, NC 28607 |
| County | Watauga County |
| State | North Carolina |
| Phone | (828) 406‑9037 |
| Location setting | School |
| Hours open per week | 24 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-039284 |
| Medicare number (CCN) | 861892 |
| National Provider Identifier (NPI) | 1518620665 |
| 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 1518620665 — 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)