First Choice Primary Care Poplar St — Macon, GA
First Choice Primary Care Poplar St is a community health center clinic at 400 Poplar St, Macon, GA 31201, open 58 hours a week. That is 16 more hours than the typical Georgia clinic (42 a week). It is run by First Choice Primary Care, Inc., which serves 11,503 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 400 Poplar St, Macon, GA 31201 · Directions
- Phone: (478) 787-4266
- Weekly hours: 58 (Georgia clinic median: 42)
- Operated by: First Choice Primary Care, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at First Choice Primary Care, Inc.
Patients came to First Choice Primary Care, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 3,794 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 182 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 189 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 894 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 660 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,676 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 217 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,836 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,197 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 776 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,092 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,649 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 119 | children tested |
First Choice Primary Care, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who First Choice Primary Care, Inc. serves
11,503 patients used First Choice Primary Care, Inc. in 2025. 95% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line. 414 patients were experiencing homelessness and 104 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 95% | 71% | 65% | +24 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 94% | 92% | +6 pts |
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 19% | 24% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 14% | 21% | 42% | −7 pts |
| Medicare patients | 29% | 11% | 11% | +17 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 38% | 28% | 24% | +10 pts |
Quality of care at First Choice Primary Care, Inc.
First Choice Primary Care, Inc. is at or above the Georgia median on 3 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | GA median | U.S. median | vs GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 63% | 63% | 68% | In line |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 46% | 54% | +19 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 41% | 46% | 54% | −6 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 33% | 37% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 81% | 84% | 77% | −3 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 92% | 89% | 86% | +3 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 79% | 80% | 79% | In line |
Patients from ZIP 31201
856 First Choice Primary Care, Inc. patients live in ZIP 31201, and 31% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Community Health Care Systems, Inc. — 118 patients from 31201