Florida Access Score: 47.7/100
Composite of methadone OTP density, buprenorphine provider density, mental health shortage need-met %, Medicaid coverage breadth, 1115 SUD waiver status, and legal protections. How we score.
Methadone Clinics in Florida
Florida has 70 currently SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs across 49 cities. Methadone is dispensed daily on-site at OTPs, which is the regulatory boundary that defines this list.
Composite analysis
Treatment Access Pressure Index
High pressure64.7Rank 19 of 52
Florida ranks in the upper half of states for treatment access pressure. Some counties carry materially worse access than the state-level number suggests.
Mental health HPSA score (weighted)
17.47
0–25 scale. Higher means greater federally-designated shortage.
39,789,897 residents live inside designated mental health HPSAs.
Source: HRSA Data Warehouse
Frequent mental distress
16.6%
Population-weighted share of adults reporting 14+ days of poor mental health in the last month.
Source: CDC PLACES (BRFSS 2022)
Unemployment rate
4.6%
Seasonally adjusted state unemployment, used as a stress proxy.
Latest period: M02 2026.
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Verified treatment density
8.62
Methadone OTPs plus buprenorphine prescribers per 100,000 residents. Higher density lowers pressure.
(70 OTPs, 1,879 bupren providers.)
Source: SAMHSA + CMS NPPES (CCIWA dataset)
TAPI is a CCIWA composite. Each input is z-scored across 50 states plus DC and Puerto Rico, then combined as a weighted sum (HPSA 30%, frequent mental distress 25%, unemployment 15%, treatment density 30%, sign-flipped). The result is rescaled 0 to 100 by percentile rank. Read the full methodology.
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Score breakdown
| Component | Detail | Points |
|---|---|---|
| OTP density | 0.31 OTPs per 100K residents | 9.3 / 30 |
| Buprenorphine density | 8.31 providers per 100K | 6.6 / 20 |
| Mental health HPSA need met | 23.15% | 7.7 / 20 |
| Medicaid breadth | 5 of 5 service categories covered | 15 / 15 |
| 1115 SUD waiver | None | 4 / 10 |
| Legal protections | Good Samaritan: Yes · Naloxone access: Yes | 5 / 5 |
Demand snapshot
7,010
Drug overdose deaths (2023)
CDC WONDER. YoY -9.9
23.3
Opioid deaths per 100K (age-adjusted)
CDC WONDER 2023
37.8
Opioid Rx per 100 residents
2024 · National avg 35.4
23.15%
Mental health HPSA need met
HRSA Q1 2026. Federal SUD-specific HPSA does not exist.
Medicaid coverage
| Service | Covered | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Methadone | Yes | Prior auth required |
| Buprenorphine | Yes | |
| Naltrexone (Vivitrol) | Yes | |
| Outpatient SUD | Yes | |
| Residential SUD | Yes |
1115 SUD waiver: Pending (as of Jan 2026). IMD exclusion waived. Expires MMA: 2030-06-30 (does not include IMD SUD); Pending IMD SUD application has no approval date.
49 cities with verified methadone clinics
Boca Raton (1) Bradenton (2) Brandon (1) Cantonment (1) Clearwater (2) Cocoa (1) Daytona Beach (1) Deerfield Beach (1) Fort Lauderdale (2) Fort Pierce (1) Gainesville (2) Hollywood (2) Inverness (1) Jacksonville (4) Kissimmee (1) Lake City (1) Lake Clarke Shores (1) Lake Worth (1) Lakeland (2) Leesburg (1) Lehigh Acres (1) Longwood (1) Miami (3) N Ft Myers (1) Naples (1) New Port Richey (1) Ocala (2) Orange Park (1) Orlando (5) Pace (1) Palm Bay (1) Palm Coast (1) Panama City (1) Pensacola (1) Pinellas Park (1) Pompano Beach (1) Port Charlotte (1) Port Orange (1) Port Richey (1) Sarasota (2) Spring Hill (2) St Augustine (1) Stuart (2) Sunrise (1) Tallahassee (2) Tampa (2) Titusville (1) Vero Beach (1) West Palm Beach (1)