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Metropolitan Human Services DistrictCentral City Behav Hlth Ctr

2221 Philip Street, New Orleans, LA 70113

MedicaidMedicareTelehealth

Insurance & payment

Medicaid
Medicare
Private insurance
Military / TRICARE
Self-pay
Sliding scale
Payment assistance

Coverage categories from the SAMHSA registry. Confirm specific plans with the clinic before your visit.

Services offered

Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone)CounselingTelehealth visits

Who this clinic serves

Co-occurring mental healthSerious mental illness

How this clinic compares in New Orleans

This is an outpatient provider: you attend an appointment and go home the same day, with the prescription sent to a pharmacy.

Metropolitan Human Services District is one of 19 buprenorphine providers listed in New Orleans. On the coverage and access signals the registry records, it is indistinguishable from 4 other New Orleans clinics, so treat the points below as the real differences rather than any ranking.

What it does not report

  • No record that it accepts self-pay. 63% of New Orleans clinics do, so this is worth confirming rather than assuming.

Worth asking when you call

  • Whether they are taking new patients, which changes faster than the registry updates.
  • How soon a first appointment is available, and what to bring.

Closest alternatives

This clinic accepts Healthy Louisiana, the Louisiana Medicaid program, which covers buprenorphine treatment in Louisiana. Compare all 19 New Orleans clinics.

Details come from the SAMHSA treatment registry, verified 2026-07-28. Coverage and availability change faster than the registry updates, so call before you travel. Ordering across the site reflects how many people can use a clinic, not care quality. How we rank.