Methadone Clinics in Los Angeles, California
5 SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs operate inside Los Angeles city limits. Each clinic below carries a current NPI on the CMS Medicare Provider OTP file. We list the operator-stated phone next to our verified intake line so you choose how to make contact.
5 verified clinics in Los Angeles
Addiction Research AND Treatment IN
Addiction Research AND Treatment IN
Matrix Institute ON Addictions
Narcotics Prevention Association IC
Los Angeles at a glance
3,857,897
Residents
470.5 sq mi
Land area
36.9
Median age
$80,366
Median household income
10%
Uninsured (civilian)
11.9%
Families below poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 19 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 18.7 to 19.3). That sits 33.3% below the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
201912.7
202016.4
202119
Three-year change (12.7 to 19): +6.3 per 100,000.
County-level estimates are reported at the county level, not the city level. Source: NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality by County (CDC dataset rpvx-m2md), 2019 to 2021 model-based estimates. NCHS urban/rural classification: Large Central Metro.
Closest methadone clinic to Los Angeles
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in California: American Health Services LLC in Venice, about 3.4 miles (5.4 km) from Los Angeles by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
Why this matters for treatment access
Los Angeles County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 19.0 per 100,000, materially below the national county mean of 28.5. About 10.0% of residents are uninsured. Most clinics in the area accept Medicaid; confirm before scheduling intake. That works out to roughly 385,790 uninsured residents in Los Angeles alone.
What to ask before you call
Methadone is a daily-dose program. That changes the questions you should be asking. Run through these before you commit to a clinic:
- What time does dosing start, and what time does it close? Daily methadone often means a 6am window five or six days a week.
- Which insurance plans do you bill? Medicaid coverage for OTPs varies by state plan and managed-care organization.
- How long does intake take from first call to first dose? In some states it is same-day. In others it can run a week.
- What is your take-home schedule? Federal rules let stable patients earn take-home doses over time. Clinic policy on how fast you earn them differs.
- Do you offer counseling on-site or do I coordinate it elsewhere?
If the in-city options do not fit
Closest alternative inside California: American Health Services LLC in Venice, about 3.4 miles from Los Angeles. Office-based buprenorphine is also available locally and does not require daily clinic visits.
Nearby cities with methadone clinics
Inglewood (2 · 10.3km) Lynwood (1 · 11.4km) Glendale (2 · 15.1km) Pico Rivera (1 · 16.1km) Long Beach (2 · 17.3km)
Need office-based treatment instead of a daily-dosed OTP? Many providers in Los Angeles prescribe buprenorphine in office settings. See Suboxone providers in Los Angeles.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See California Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level access scoring, regulatory context, and the full directory live on the California methadone hub.