Suboxone Treatment Providers in Shreveport, Louisiana
35 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Shreveport 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.
35 providers in Shreveport
- Abundance OF Grace Home Care717 CROCKETT ST, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Apex Health LLC8625 LINE AVE STE E, Shreveport, LA 71106
- Bluefin Medical, LLC850 MARGARET PL, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Center Point, INC Pines Treatment Center6240 GREENWOOD RD, Shreveport, LA 71119
- Center Point, Inc.6240 GREENWOOD RD, Shreveport, LA 71119
- Centerpoint Pines Treatment Center6325 BOCAGE DR, Shreveport, LA 71119
- Community Healthcare Solutions, L.L.C2500 CENTENARY BLVD UNIT 11, Shreveport, LA 71104
- Council ON Alcoholism AND Drug Abuse OF Northwest Louisiana2000 FAIRFIELD AVE, Shreveport, LA 71104
- DRG Medical LLC1549 ELIZABETH AVE, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Department OF Health & Hospital1310 NORTH HEARNE AVENUE, Shreveport, LA 71107
- Department OF Health AND Hospitals6240 GREENWOOD RD, Shreveport, LA 71119
- Department OF Health AND Hospitals6240 GREENWOOD RD, Shreveport, LA 71119
- Developmental Resource Corporation1120 CRESWELL AVE, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Elizabeth Bright, APRN, APRN1434 HAWN AVE STE 12, Shreveport, LA 71107
- Forever Wellness & Recovery LLC910 PIERREMONT RD STE 311, Shreveport, LA 71106
- Forever Wellness & Recovery LLC910 PIERREMONT RD STE 311, Shreveport, LA 71106
- Helping OUR Patients Evolve, LLC745 OLIVE ST STE 109, Shreveport, LA 71104
- Intensive Specialty Hospital, LLC1513 LINE AVENUE, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Jeffrey Overdyke, MD, MD2508 BERT KOUNS LOOP, SUITE 303, Shreveport, LA 71118
- Judit Csatho, M.D., M.D.413 SOPHIA LN STE B, Shreveport, LA 71115
- Keith B. Kessel M.D., LLC745 OLIVE ST STE 109, Shreveport, LA 71104
- Kirit Patel, M.D., M.D.2120 BERT KOUNS LOOP, STE F, Shreveport, LA 71118
- Lee Michals, MD, MD1501 KINGS HWY, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Mission Improve Care Addiction Housing Inc.10086 PINE ORCHARD RD, Shreveport, LA 71129
- NEW DAY Recovery, LLC6240 GREENWOOD RD, Shreveport, LA 71119
- NEW Hope Addiction Recovery, LLC7330 FERN AVE STE 1003, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Nova Vital IOP LLC850 MARGARET PL, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Olufemi Ogundeji, M.D, MPH, M.D, MPH1006 HIGHLAND AVE, BRENTWOOD HOSPITAL, Shreveport, LA 71101
- Paul Wilson, MD, MD1666 E BERT KOUNS INDUSTRIAL LOOP STE 105, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Philip Isherwood, M.D., M.D.1501 KINGS HWY, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Resilient House, LLC7020 KLUG PINES RD, Shreveport, LA 71129
- Richard Sipes, MD, MD8625 LINE AVE STE E, Shreveport, LA 71106
- Uprising Addiction Center, LLC7020 KLUG PINES RD, Shreveport, LA 71129
- WK Shreveport Center FOR Geriatric Health2508 BERT KOUNS LOOP, SUITE 303, Shreveport, LA 71118
- Whispering Oaks Lodge910 PIERREMONT RD STE 103, Shreveport, LA 71106
Shreveport at a glance
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates (2023).
Overdose context for Caddo Parish
Caddo Parish reported a model-based drug poisoning death rate of 23.5 per 100,000 residents in 2021 (95% CI 21.6 to 25.5). That sits 17.5% below the national county mean of 28.5 per 100,000.
Three-year change (15.7 to 23.5): +7.8 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 Shreveport
Nearest verified opioid treatment program in Louisiana: Vcphcs VI, LLC in Lake Charles, about 161.9 miles (260.6 km) from Shreveport by straight-line distance. Driving time will run longer.
What this means for accessing buprenorphine here
Caddo Parish reports a 2021 drug poisoning death rate of 23.5 per 100,000, modestly below the national county mean of 28.5. Uninsured rate sits at 7.9%. Most prescribers in the area bill commercial insurance and at least one Medicaid plan. Ask which. Shreveport has roughly 183,483 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 Shreveport 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 Vcphcs VI, LLC in Lake Charles, 161.9 miles from Shreveport.
Need daily-dose methadone instead? See methadone clinics in Shreveport.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Louisiana Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Louisiana Suboxone hub.