Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Carlsbad, NM

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 4 clinics in Carlsbad. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Presbyterian Medical Services — 4 sites here, 72 in total. 78,620 patients in 2025, 16% uninsured.

Health centers near Carlsbad

• Loving (1) · 13 mi
• Artesia (2) · 31 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

Carlsbad 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 Carlsbad specifically:

• 8,928 patients living in ZIP code 88220 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 20% of them had no insurance.
• 1 of 4 is a school-based site — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 4 is open only part of the year.
• 4 of 4 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 3 of 4 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 3 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 report under 20 hrs/week.
• Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Carlsbad: Clinic/Center, Student Health (1). Confirmed only where the registry record's name matches the clinic with high confidence — call to verify what a specific site offers.