Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Houghton Lake, MI

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 2 clinics in Houghton Lake. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Midmichigan Health Services — 2 sites here, 12 in total. 16,856 patients in 2025, 4% uninsured.

Health centers near Houghton Lake

• Roscommon (4) · 14 mi
• Harrison (1) · 21 mi
• Mc Bain (1) · 24 mi
• West Branch (4) · 27 mi
• Cadillac (2) · 31 mi
• Beaverton (3) · 33 mi
• Farwell (1) · 34 mi
• Alger (1) · 35 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Houghton Lake 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 Houghton Lake specifically:

• 3,951 patients living in ZIP code 48629 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 3% of them had no insurance.
• 1 of 2 is a school-based site — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 2 is open only part of the year.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 2 clinics list a website.
• 2 of 2 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: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week.