NorthShore Dr. Fernando Rivera Dental Center

NorthShore Dr. Fernando Rivera Dental Center is a community health center dental clinic in Lake Station, IN, operated by Northshore Health Centers, which runs 6 clinics in Indiana.

The health center is open about 42 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.

Clinic Details

Costs and Coverage

Fees follow an income-based scale, so the same treatment costs different patients different amounts. Where the thresholds fall is decided by Northshore Health Centers, so what a friend paid elsewhere is not a guide. Get the assessment done first; it changes what the whole plan costs, not just the first visit. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.

This clinic has a Medicaid billing registration on file, which is a good sign but not a guarantee for your particular plan. Indiana decides its own adult dental benefit, which ranges from comprehensive to emergency extractions only depending on the state and the year. Children are covered everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.

Dental Services

Service and coverage information recorded for this clinic includes:

• Medicaid

Treatments offered and insurance accepted change over time, and services not listed here may still be available. Contact the clinic to confirm what is currently offered.

Dental Providers at This Clinic

Alongside general dentistry, providers registered in dental hygiene, for cleanings and preventive care practice at this address. That is not the same as the clinic taking new patients for those treatments, or the discount covering them, so name the treatment when you call.

Planning Your Visit

3099 Central Ave, Lake Station, IN 46405

The published number is 219-962-1418. At larger organizations it may reach central scheduling rather than the dental department, so say which clinic you are calling about and that it is for dental care.

Before making the trip, check: the dental hours, and which days appointments run, whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.

Size of the Dental Service

Northshore Health Centers provided 26,943 dental visits and 13,382 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 35.31 full-time dental staff. This indicates an established dental service operating regular sessions, although appointment availability still varies by clinic and time of year.

Figures describe the operating organization as a whole, across all of its clinics.

Common Questions

Other Clinics Operated by Northshore Health Centers

Northshore Health Centers operates 5 other clinics in 4 other communities in Indiana. Where an organization runs several clinics, the waits rarely match. It is worth asking which one has capacity before settling on the closest. Once your discount is assessed at one of its sites, the others normally honor it without a second application. What is treated at one site is no guide to another, so confirm with the clinic you actually intend to visit.

Other Dental Clinics Nearby

Distances are as the crow flies. Wait times are set clinic by clinic, so ask each one rather than assuming.

• NorthShore Portage Health Center — Portage, about 3.8 miles away
• Stacy McKay Health & Education Center — Portage, about 4.4 miles away
• Community HealthNet Main — Gary, about 5.7 miles away
• NorthShore Merrillville Health Center — Merrillville, about 6.4 miles away