Methadone Clinics in Winchester, Kentucky
1 SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment program operates inside Winchester 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.
1 verified clinic in Winchester
Winchester at a glance
19,133
Residents
9.2 sq mi
Land area
38.8
Median age
$57,653
Median household income
3.8%
Uninsured (civilian)
9.7%
Families below poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Clark County
Clark County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 78.3 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 69.6 to 88.1). That sits 175.1% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
201952.4
202067.8
202178.3
Three-year change (52.4 to 78.3): +25.9 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: Medium Metro.
Closest methadone clinic to Winchester
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Kentucky: Brightview LLC in Paris, about 14.8 miles (23.8 km) from Winchester by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
Why this matters for treatment access
Clark County ran a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 78.3 per 100,000, well above the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rates here run low (3.8%), so commercial insurance acceptance matters. Ask each clinic which payers they bill. That works out to roughly 727 uninsured residents in Winchester 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 Kentucky: Brightview LLC in Paris, about 14.8 miles from Winchester. Office-based buprenorphine is also available locally and does not require daily clinic visits.
Nearby cities with methadone clinics
Paris (1 · 23.6km) Lexington (3 · 26.2km) Richmond (1 · 27.7km) Nicholasville (1 · 34.8km) Berea (1 · 47.1km)
Need office-based treatment instead of a daily-dosed OTP? Many providers in Winchester prescribe buprenorphine in office settings. See Suboxone providers in Winchester.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Kentucky Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level access scoring, regulatory context, and the full directory live on the Kentucky methadone hub.