Community Health Center
LA CASA DE BUENA SALUD - CLOVIS
1521 W 13th St, Clovis, NM 88101-5568 17.1 miles away
Community Health Center
DBA LA CASA FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
1515 W Fir St, Portales, NM 88130-5703
DBA LA CASA FAMILY HEALTH CENTER is a community health center dental clinic in Portales, NM, operated by La Casa de Buena Salud, which runs 3 clinics in New Mexico.
The health center is open about 40 hours a week, though dental sessions are usually a subset of that.
Clinic Details
| Address | 1515 W Fir St, Portales, NM 88130 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 505-356-6695 |
| Operated by | La Casa de Buena Salud |
| Program | Health Center Program (federally funded) |
| Site schedule | Full-Time |
| Operating calendar | Year-Round |
| Published hours | Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM |
Published hours describe the health center overall and may not reflect when dental appointments are available. Confirm current dental hours with the clinic.
Dental Services
No service list has been published for this clinic, so the range here is worth asking about directly rather than assuming. The routine work — examinations, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, extractions — is normally available. Whether root canals, dentures and surgery are done on site is what differs from clinic to clinic.
Costs and Coverage
What you pay here is worked out from your household income and family size, not read off a price list. The scale belongs to La Casa de Buena Salud, not to a national schedule, so the only reliable figure is the one they give you. Ask for your band in writing before agreeing to a course of treatment. Our guide to applying for the discount lists the documents to bring.
No Medicaid registration has been recorded for this clinic, which is not the same as Medicaid being refused. Adult dental coverage under New Mexico Medicaid is decided at state level and has changed more than once in most states; children’s dental coverage is required everywhere. The Medicaid dental page covers how to check yours.
Size of the Dental Service
La Casa de Buena Salud provided 13,758 dental visits and 5,848 dental patients in 2025, with the equivalent of 15.65 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.
Planning Your Visit
1515 W Fir St, Portales, NM 88130
The published number is 505-356-6695. Where an organization runs several sites this often lands at a central desk, so name the clinic and say the appointment is dental.
The call is worth making for: whether new dental patients are being taken, and the current wait, what a first visit costs, before and after any discount, whether your insurance or Medicaid dental plan is accepted, by plan name, and what to bring for the sliding fee application.
Common Questions
I have private dental insurance. Is it worth using here?
Often yes, and the two combine: the clinic bills your plan and the discount applies to what is left. Ask whether they are in network for your plan, because out-of-network billing can leave you paying more than the discounted cash price.
What happens if I miss an appointment?
Missed dental appointments are taken seriously because the chair time cannot be reused, and repeated no-shows can affect whether you keep the slot. Call to cancel even at short notice; it costs you nothing and keeps you on the books.
How do I get my records if I move away?
Ask for a copy of your chart and your X-rays, which you are entitled to. Recent images are worth having: a new dentist can often use them instead of taking their own, which saves a charge at the first visit somewhere else.
How soon could I be seen?
Dental waits at health centers are frequently longer than medical waits, and can run weeks for a routine appointment. Ask for the next available and also whether they hold same-day slots for pain, which is a different queue.
Would a dental school be cheaper?
For a large amount of work, often yes — but a school screens you first, may turn your case down, and takes months rather than weeks. A health center discounts by your income and can usually see you sooner. Our guide to dental school clinics compares the two.
How large is the dental program?
Across all of its sites, La Casa de Buena Salud reported treating 5,848 dental patients in its most recent federal return. That is the organization rather than this address, and a large organization can still run a small dental room here, so it tells you the program is real and operating rather than how many chairs are in this building.
Other Clinics Operated by La Casa de Buena Salud
La Casa de Buena Salud operates 2 other clinics in 2 other communities in New Mexico. A central scheduling line can often say which of them has the shortest wait, and it is not always the nearest one. A sliding fee determination made at one of its clinics commonly carries across to the others, so income documents may not need providing twice. 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
These are straight-line distances. Two clinics a mile apart can have very different waits, so it is worth calling both.
- LA CASA DE BUENA SALUD - CLOVIS — Clovis, about 17.1 miles away
- DEBACA FAMILY PRACTICE CLINIC — Fort Sumner, about 54.3 miles away
Confirmed Payment Options
Income-Based Fees
Call DBA LA CASA FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Confirm current dental services, appointment availability, costs and accepted insurance directly with the clinic.
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