Methadone Clinics in Charlottesville, Virginia
1 SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment program operates inside Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville
Charlottesville at a glance
45,863
Residents
10.2 sq mi
Land area
32.9
Median age
$69,829
Median household income
5.8%
Uninsured (civilian)
9.4%
Families below poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Charlottesville city
Charlottesville city reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 18.6 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 15.1 to 23). That sits 34.5% below the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
201912.5
202016.2
202118.6
Three-year change (12.5 to 18.6): +6.2 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: Small Metro.
Closest methadone clinic to Charlottesville
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Virginia: Staunton Treatment Center in Verona, about 31.2 miles (50.2 km) from Charlottesville by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
Why this matters for treatment access
Charlottesville city reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 18.6 per 100,000, materially below the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rates here run low (5.8%), so commercial insurance acceptance matters. Ask each clinic which payers they bill. That works out to roughly 2,660 uninsured residents in Charlottesville 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 Virginia: Staunton Treatment Center in Verona, about 31.2 miles from Charlottesville. Office-based buprenorphine is also available locally and does not require daily clinic visits.
Nearby cities with methadone clinics
Verona (2 · 53km) Harrisonburg (3 · 57.7km) Culpeper (1 · 64.8km) Fredericksburg (2 · 92.1km) North Chesterfield (1 · 95.3km)
Need office-based treatment instead of a daily-dosed OTP? Many providers in Charlottesville prescribe buprenorphine in office settings. See Suboxone providers in Charlottesville.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Virginia Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level access scoring, regulatory context, and the full directory live on the Virginia methadone hub.