Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Ocracoke, NC

Who runs these clinics

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

• Ocracoke Health Center, INC. — 2 sites here, 4 in total. 3,099 patients in 2025, 15% uninsured; also provided mental health care.
• Metropolitan Community Health Services INC — 1 site here, 10 in total. 9,693 patients in 2025, 27% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care.

Health centers near Ocracoke

• Swanquarter (2) · 26 mi
• Engelhard (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

Ocracoke 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 Ocracoke specifically:

• 841 patients living in ZIP code 27960 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 24% of them had no insurance.
• 1 of 3 is a school-based site — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 3 is open only part of the year.
• 3 of 3 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 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 under 20 hrs/week.