Suboxone Treatment Providers in Fairfax, Virginia
11 clinicians with active NPPES enumerations in Fairfax 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.
11 providers in Fairfax
- Aroramd LLC4017 WILLIAMSBURG CT STE 100, Fairfax, VA 22032
- Farha Motiwala, M.D., M.D.8221 WILLOW OAKS CORPORATE DR, 4-425, Fairfax, VA 22031
- Inova Kellar Center11204 WAPLES MILL RD, Fairfax, VA 22030
- Insiya Nasrulla, MD, MD8500 EXECUTIVE PARK AVE STE 202, Fairfax, VA 22031
- Joseph Jones, MD, MD11230 WAPLES MILL RD, Fairfax, VA 22030
- Lana Osei, RN, RN8252 TOWNSEND ST APT 10, Fairfax, VA 22031
- Medical Management OF VA LLC10640 MAIN ST, SUITE 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
- NEW England Counseling Services LLC11730 ROCKAWAY LN, Fairfax, VA 22030
- Regional Health Providers LLC3917 OLD LEE HWY STE 11D, Fairfax, VA 22030
- Safe Harbor Developmental & Recovery Care LLC3060 WILLIAMS DR STE 300, Fairfax, VA 22031
- Shah Nadeem, M.D., M.D.FAIRFAX PARK OFFICE PLAZA, 9512 B LEE HIGHWAY, Fairfax, VA 22031
Fairfax at a glance
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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 Fairfax 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 Virginia methadone clinic directory for the closest OTP.
Want a non-opioid alternative? See Virginia Vivitrol providers for monthly extended-release naltrexone.
State-level scoring, regulatory context, and full provider directory live on the Virginia Suboxone hub.