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Suboxone Doctors in Santa Cruz, CA

11 verified buprenorphine (Suboxone) clinics in Santa Cruz. 8 accept Medicaid and 7 offer telehealth. Filter by the coverage you have, every listing shows it upfront.

11 clinics · Santa Cruz, CA

Janus Community Clinic

1000 Emeline Avenue, Suites A and C, Santa Cruz
MedicaidMedicarePrivate insuranceTelehealthSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Military / TRICARE, Self-pay

Janus of Santa Cruz

200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz
MedicaidPrivate insuranceTelehealthSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay

Janus South County

200 7th Avenue, Suite 150, Santa Cruz
MedicaidMedicarePrivate insuranceTelehealthSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Military / TRICARE, Self-pay

Rikki Rap Inc

8030 Soquel Avenue, Suite 103, Santa Cruz
MedicaidPrivate insuranceTelehealthSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, Private insurance, State-financed plan, Self-pay

Coastal Turning Point

129 South River Street, Santa Cruz
MedicaidPrivate insuranceTelehealthSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, Private insurance, State-financed plan, Self-pay

New Life Community Services Inc

707 Fair Avenue, Santa Cruz
MedicaidSliding scaleSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, State-financed plan, Sliding scale, Self-pay

Janus of Santa Cruz

200 7th Avenue, Suite 150, Santa Cruz
MedicaidPrivate insuranceSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay

Janus of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz
MedicaidPrivate insuranceSelf-pay
Insurance: Medicaid, Private insurance, Self-pay

Encompass Community Services

380 Encinal Street, Suite 200, Santa Cruz
TelehealthSelf-pay
Insurance: Self-pay

Encompass Community Center

380 Encinal Street, Suite 200, Santa Cruz
TelehealthSelf-pay
Insurance: Self-pay

Janus of Santa Cruz

1000 A Emeline Ave., Santa Cruz
Insurance: Call to confirm

Getting Suboxone treatment in Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz has 11 verified clinics prescribing buprenorphine, ranking it number 29 of 365 California cities and about 1% of the state total. With this many options the useful question is not whether you can get treated, it is which clinic fits your coverage and schedule.

7offer telehealthvisits by video
9prescribe to a pharmacyyou pick the medication up
2dose on siteopioid treatment programs
10offer counselingtherapy in the same place

What coverage Santa Cruz clinics take

  • self-pay10/11
  • Medicaid8/11
  • private insurance7/11
  • Medicare2/11
  • TRICARE or military2/11

Nearby cities with more clinics

Other California cities within driving distance:

7 of the Santa Cruz clinics listed here also offer telehealth, so a video visit may save the drive entirely.

Paying for it

8 of the 11 Santa Cruz clinics listed accept Medi-Cal, the California Medicaid program, which covers buprenorphine treatment. See how coverage works across California.

Common questions about Suboxone in Santa Cruz

How many Suboxone doctors are in Santa Cruz? 11 verified buprenorphine (Suboxone) providers are listed in Santa Cruz, CA, which is about 1% of all California clinics in this directory. 9 prescribe to a pharmacy and 2 dose on site.

Do Santa Cruz clinics take Medicaid? Yes. 8 of the 11 Santa Cruz clinics listed accept Medi-Cal, the California Medicaid program.

Where else can I go near Santa Cruz? The closest California cities with more clinics are San Jose (29 clinics, about 25 miles), Oakland (18 clinics, about 57 miles), San Francisco (39 clinics, about 59 miles). 7 Santa Cruz clinics also offer telehealth.

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Medically reviewed by Daniel R. Karlin, MD, MA, board-certified psychiatrist and addiction medicine specialist.

Author of 21 peer-reviewed publications cited 1,355 times, including recent work in JAMA (2025) and the British Journal of Psychiatry (2023).

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