Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Indian River, MI

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 3 clinics in Indian River. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Thunder Bay Community Health Service INC — 2 sites here, 28 in total. 19,718 patients in 2025, 10% uninsured.
• Alcona Citizens For Health INC — 1 site here, 31 in total. 34,981 patients in 2025, 6% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.

Health centers near Indian River

• Wolverine (2) · 9 mi
• Pellston (1) · 13 mi
• Harbor Springs (1) · 14 mi
• Petoskey (7) · 16 mi
• Cheboygan (5) · 16 mi
• Vanderbilt (1) · 18 mi
• Onaway (2) · 19 mi
• Mackinaw City (1) · 27 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

Indian River 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 Indian River specifically:

• 982 patients living in ZIP code 49749 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 8% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 3 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 3 of 3 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 1 of 3 clinics list a website.
• 1 of 3 is 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, 1 report 20–39 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Indian River: Family Medicine (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.