Methadone Clinics in Washington, District of Columbia
3 SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs operate inside Washington 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.
3 verified clinics in Washington
Baymark Health Services OF West VIR
United Planning Organization
Washington at a glance
672,079
Residents
61.1 sq mi
Land area
34.9
Median age
$106,287
Median household income
3.4%
Uninsured (civilian)
10.7%
Families below poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for District of Columbia
District of Columbia reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 50.4 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 48.6 to 52.3). That sits 77.2% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
201933.7
202043.7
202150.4
Three-year change (33.7 to 50.4): +16.7 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.
Why this matters for treatment access
District of Columbia ran a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 50.4 per 100,000, well above the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rates here run low (3.4%), so commercial insurance acceptance matters. Ask each clinic which payers they bill. That works out to roughly 22,851 uninsured residents in Washington 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?
Need office-based treatment instead of a daily-dosed OTP? Many providers in Washington prescribe buprenorphine in office settings. See Suboxone providers in Washington.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See District of Columbia Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level access scoring, regulatory context, and the full directory live on the District of Columbia methadone hub.