Suboxone Treatment Providers in Palm Coast, Florida
5 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Palm Coast 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.
5 providers in Palm Coast
- Dwight Peter Tiu, M.D., M.D.1 FLORIDA PARK DR N, Palm Coast, FL 32137
- Jilann Doucette, RD, LDN, RD, LDN1 FARRADAY LN UNIT F, Palm Coast, FL 32137
- John Symeonides, MD,, MD,145 CYPRESS POINT PKWY, UNIT 105, Palm Coast, FL 32164
- Palm Coast Recovery Center LLC160 CYPRESS POINT PKWY, Palm Coast, FL 32164
- Ygeia Health Center21 UTILITY DR STE D, Palm Coast, FL 32137
Palm Coast at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Flagler County
Flagler County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 30.3 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 27 to 33.9). That sits 6.4% above the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (20.3 to 30.3): +10 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 Palm Coast
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Florida: Metro Treatment OF Florida, LP in St Augustine, about 20.7 miles (33.2 km) from Palm Coast by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Flagler County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 30.3 per 100,000, slightly above the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate sits at 10.9%. Most prescribers in the area bill commercial insurance and at least one Medicaid plan. Ask which. Palm Coast has roughly 94,362 residents. The provider list below maps to that population, not to the broader county.
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 Palm Coast 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. Closest verified methadone clinic is Metro Treatment OF Florida, LP in St Augustine, 20.7 miles from Palm Coast.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in Palm Coast.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Florida Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Florida Suboxone hub.