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Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Oakland, CA

84 community health centers · Data from HRSA, refreshed 2026-10-04

These are the 84 community health centers in Oakland. Each one treats patients with or without insurance and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Call ahead to confirm hours, services, and whether you need an appointment.

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Clinics in Oakland

Who runs these clinics

7 health-center organizations run the 84 clinics in Oakland. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

  • La Clinica De La Raza, INC. — 22 sites here, 46 in total. 82,487 patients in 2025, 11% uninsured; 60% of patients had limited English.
  • Lifelong Medical Care — 22 sites here, 42 in total. 51,453 patients in 2025, 10% uninsured; 38% of patients had limited English.
  • Alameda, County Of — 16 sites here, 27 in total. 10,178 patients in 2025, 17% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 16% of patients had limited English.
  • Asian Health Services — 11 sites here, 15 in total. 28,003 patients in 2025, 2% uninsured; 82% of patients had limited English.
  • Children'S Hospital & Research Center At Oakland — 8 sites here. 10,408 patients in 2025, 1% uninsured; 24% of patients had limited English.
  • The West Oakland Health Council — 4 sites here, 6 in total. 7,925 patients in 2025, 7% uninsured.
  • Brighter Beginnings — 1 site here, 5 in total.

Health centers near Oakland

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Oakland at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Oakland specifically:

  • 82,838 patients living in the ZIP codes 94601, 94602, 94603, 94605, 94606, 94607, 94608, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94618, 94621 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 8% of them had no insurance.
  • 15 of 84 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
  • 16 of 84 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
  • 4 of 84 are open only part of the year.
  • 84 of 84 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
  • 51 of 84 clinics list a website.
  • 16 of 84 are part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
  • Reported weekly hours: 48 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 32 report 20–39 hrs/week, 3 report under 20 hrs/week, 1 doesn't report hours.
  • Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Oakland: Clinic/Center, Student Health (5), Clinic/Center, Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) (2), Clinical Medical Laboratory (2), Case Manager/Care Coordinator (2), Clinic/Center, Dental (2), Pharmacy, Clinic Pharmacy (2). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.

Clinic data from the HRSA Health Center Program, refreshed 2026-10-04. Directory information only, not medical advice. View all clinics in California →

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