Suboxone Treatment Providers in South Miami, Florida
6 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in South Miami 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.
6 providers in South Miami
- Jose Guerra-Valencia, MD, MD7000 SW 62ND AVE STE 600, South Miami, FL 33143
- Maria J Paricio MD PA7325 SW 63RD AVE, SUITE 201, South Miami, FL 33143
- Maria Paricio, M.D., M.D.7325 SW 63RD AVE, SUITE 201, South Miami, FL 33143
- Mental Health Services OF Florida PA7550 S RED RD, 211, South Miami, FL 33143
- NEW Perspective Mental Health LLC6141 SUNSET DR STE 402, South Miami, FL 33143
- South Miami Recovery, INC7520 SW 57TH AVE STE K, South Miami, FL 33143
South Miami at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 15.1 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 14.6 to 15.6). That sits 47% below the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (10.1 to 15.1): +5 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 South Miami
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Florida: Metro Treatment OF Florida, LP in Hollywood, about 22.2 miles (35.8 km) from South Miami by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Miami-Dade County reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 15.1 per 100,000, materially below the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate sits at 10.1%. Most prescribers in the area bill commercial insurance and at least one Medicaid plan. Ask which. South Miami has roughly 11,926 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 South Miami 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 Hollywood, 22.2 miles from South Miami.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in South Miami.
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.