Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Traverse City, MI

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 6 clinics in Traverse City. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Northwest Michigan Health Services, INC — 4 sites here, 10 in total. 8,815 patients in 2025, 12% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 15% of patients had limited English.
• Traverse Health Clinic & Coalition — 2 sites here. 4,258 patients in 2025, 9% uninsured.

Health centers near Traverse City

• Bellaire (1) · 25 mi
• Benzonia (2) · 26 mi
• Cadillac (2) · 36 mi
• East Jordan (1) · 36 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

Traverse City 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 Traverse City specifically:

• 3,912 patients living in the ZIP codes 49684, 49686, 49696 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 11% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 6 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 2 of 6 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
• 1 of 6 is open only part of the year.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 5 of 6 clinics list a website.
• 4 of 6 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: 3 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 2 report 20–39 hrs/week, 1 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Traverse City: Family Medicine (1), Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN) (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.