San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic
401 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Insurance & payment
Coverage categories from the SAMHSA registry. Confirm specific plans with the clinic before your visit.
Services offered
Who this clinic serves
How this clinic compares in San Francisco
This is an outpatient provider: you attend an appointment and go home the same day, with the prescription sent to a pharmacy.
San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic is one of 39 buprenorphine providers listed in San Francisco. On the coverage and access signals the registry records, it is indistinguishable from 2 other San Francisco clinics, so treat the points below as the real differences rather than any ranking.
What stands out here
- It accepts TRICARE or military insurance. Only 6 of 39 San Francisco clinics do (15%).
- It accepts private insurance. Only 10 of 39 San Francisco clinics do (26%).
- It runs a program for veterans. Only 14 of 39 San Francisco clinics do (36%).
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
Medicaid covers buprenorphine treatment in California, but this clinic is not recorded as accepting it. Compare all 39 San Francisco clinics or see which San Francisco clinic fits your situation.
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.