Suboxone Treatment Providers in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
19 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Wheat Ridge list specialties that commonly prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 removed the X-waiver requirement. Any DEA Schedule II to V prescriber may now legally prescribe Suboxone, Subutex, Sublocade, or Zubsolv. Whether they actively take new MOUD patients is a separate question. You have to ask on the phone.
19 providers in Wheat Ridge
- Adolescent & Family Institute OF CO10001 W. 32ND AVE., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Caroline Gellrick, MD, MD9830 I-70 FRONTAGE RD SOUTH, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Center FOR Change, LLC6279 W 38TH AVE, 2, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Colorado Family Clinic & Professional Recovery INC4990 KIPLING ST STE B5, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Colorado Professional Recovery Inc.4990 KIPLING ST, SUITE B-5, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Denver Family Therapy Center INC4891 INDEPENDENCE ST, #165, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Forte Health AND Wellness INC10160 W 50TH AVE UNIT 4, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Glen Lacher, LDC CACTT, LDC CACTT10001 W 32ND AVE, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Jefferson Center FOR Mental Health4851 INDEPENDENCE ST, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Jefferson Center FOR Mental Health4643 WADSWORTH BLVD, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Jefferson Center FOR Mental Health4643 WADSWORTH BLVD, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Jefferson Center FOR Mental Health9595 W 49TH AVE, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Jefferson Center FOR Mental Health7495 WEST 29TH AVENUE, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- KEY Counseling, Llc.3705 KIPLING, OPTIONAL, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Magnolia Medical Company10160 W 50TH AVE UNIT 4, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Monarch Recovery Services, LLC2940 WARD CT, Wheat Ridge, CO 80215
- Mountainoccupationalmedicine LLC4045 WADSWORTH BLVD, SUITE #311, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- National Mental Health Management, LLC4704 HARLAN ST STE 103, Wheat Ridge, CO 80212
- Sara Smith, LAC, LPCC, LAC, LPCC3400 LUTHERAN PKWY, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Wheat Ridge at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates ().
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Suboxone vs methadone for opioid use disorder
Suboxone is buprenorphine plus naloxone. It binds tightly to opioid receptors but only partially activates them. That partial-agonist behavior is why it has a ceiling on respiratory depression and a much lower overdose risk than methadone. It is also why it is delivered through office visits and prescriptions instead of daily clinic dosing.
Methadone is a full agonist. It is more powerful for severe long-term opioid use disorder, especially fentanyl-driven cases. The trade-off is that methadone is only legally dispensed through SAMHSA-certified opioid treatment programs, which means daily dosing visits, at least at the start.
If you are in Wheat Ridge weighing the two, the decision usually comes down to severity, history of treatment, and your daily logistics. Buprenorphine is easier to access. Methadone is sometimes the better clinical fit.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See the Colorado methadone clinic directory for the closest OTP.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Colorado Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Colorado Suboxone hub.