University of Alabama at BirminghamBeacon Recovery

Insurance & payment

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

Services offered

Licensing and accreditation

Reported to the SAMHSA registry by the facility. Accreditation is voluntary, so its absence is not a red flag on its own.

Who this clinic serves

How this clinic compares in Birmingham

This is an opioid treatment program, so medication is usually taken on site rather than picked up at a pharmacy.

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of 19 buprenorphine providers listed in Birmingham. On the coverage and access signals the registry records, it is indistinguishable from 2 other Birmingham clinics, so treat the points below as the real differences rather than any ranking.

What stands out here

• It offers a sliding fee scale. Only 5 of 19 Birmingham clinics do (26%).
• It offers payment assistance. Only 5 of 19 Birmingham clinics do (26%).
• It doses on site as an opioid treatment program. Only 5 of 19 Birmingham clinics do (26%).

What it does not report

• No record that it accepts private insurance. 63% of Birmingham 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.
• The self-pay price for a first visit, and whether the medication is billed separately.
• How soon a first appointment is available, and what to bring.

Closest alternatives

• Fellowship House IncBirmingham, 1.9 mi
• GatewayBirmingham, 2.2 mi
• Metro Treatment of Alabama L.P.Birmingham, 3 mi

This clinic accepts Alabama Medicaid, which covers buprenorphine treatment in Alabama. Compare all 19 Birmingham 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.