Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Tellico Plains, TN

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 6 clinics in Tellico Plains. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Chota Community Health Services — 6 sites here, 16 in total. 12,538 patients in 2025, 11% uninsured; also provided mental health care.

Health centers near Tellico Plains

• Englewood (1) · 11 mi
• Madisonville (6) · 13 mi
• Vonore (3) · 17 mi
• Sweetwater (1) · 19 mi
• Benton (1) · 21 mi
• Murphy, NC (1) · 27 mi
• Robbinsville, NC (1) · 29 mi
• Decatur (1) · 29 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

Tellico Plains 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 Tellico Plains specifically:

• 3,098 patients living in ZIP code 37385 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 9% of them had no insurance.
• 5 of 6 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 5 of 6 are open only part of the year.
• 6 of 6 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 0 of 6 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 1 clinic reports 40+ hrs/week, 5 report 20–39 hrs/week.