Methadone Clinics in Seattle, Washington
2 SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs operate inside Seattle 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.
2 verified clinics in Seattle
Therapeutic Health Services
Seattle at a glance
741,440
Residents
84 sq mi
Land area
35.5
Median age
$121,984
Median household income
4.4%
Uninsured (civilian)
4.9%
Families below poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for King County
King County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 30 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 29.2 to 30.8). That sits 5.4% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
201920.1
202026
202130
Three-year change (20.1 to 30): +9.9 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: Large Central Metro.
Closest methadone clinic to Seattle
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Washington: Therapeutic Health Services in Shoreline, about 9.1 miles (14.6 km) from Seattle by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
Why this matters for treatment access
King County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 30.0 per 100,000, slightly above the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rates here run low (4.4%), so commercial insurance acceptance matters. Ask each clinic which payers they bill. That works out to roughly 32,623 uninsured residents in Seattle 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 Washington: Therapeutic Health Services in Shoreline, about 9.1 miles from Seattle. Office-based buprenorphine is also available locally and does not require daily clinic visits.
Nearby cities with methadone clinics
Lynnwood (1 · 9.8km) Tulalip (1 · 16.7km) Shoreline (1 · 19km) Bellevue (1 · 32.4km) Bremerton (1 · 44.3km)
Need office-based treatment instead of a daily-dosed OTP? Many providers in Seattle prescribe buprenorphine in office settings. See Suboxone providers in Seattle.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Washington Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level access scoring, regulatory context, and the full directory live on the Washington methadone hub.