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Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Asheville, NC

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

These are the 47 community health centers in Asheville. 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 Asheville

Who runs these clinics

4 health-center organizations run the 47 clinics in Asheville. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS), not this city alone.

  • Mountain Area Health Education Center, INC. — 27 sites here, 60 in total.
  • Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers — 10 sites here, 13 in total. 17,017 patients in 2025, 14% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health care.
  • Blue Ridge Community Health Services, INC. — 6 sites here, 90 in total. 82,680 patients in 2025, 18% uninsured.
  • Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc — 4 sites here, 13 in total. 13,054 patients in 2025, 44% uninsured; 38% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Asheville

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Asheville 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 Asheville specifically:

  • 15,614 patients living in the ZIP codes 28801, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 28% of them had no insurance.
  • 28 of 47 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
  • 5 of 47 are mobile clinics — call to find where and when they stop.
  • 25 of 47 are open only part of the year.
  • 47 of 47 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
  • 16 of 47 clinics list a website.
  • 10 of 47 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: 32 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 11 report 20–39 hrs/week, 4 report under 20 hrs/week.
  • Provider types on file with the federal NPI registry for clinics in Asheville: Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty (3), Clinic/Center, Dental (2), Clinic/Center (1), Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (1), Counselor, Professional (1), Psychologist (1). 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 North Carolina →

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