VA Puget Sound Healthcare SystemAmerican Lake Division

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 Tacoma

This is a residential program, meaning you stay on site rather than visiting and going home the same day.

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System is one of 22 buprenorphine providers listed in Tacoma. On the coverage and access signals the registry records, it is indistinguishable from 3 other Tacoma clinics, so treat the points below as the real differences rather than any ranking.

What stands out here

• It runs a program for veterans. Only 6 of 22 Tacoma clinics do (27%).
• It accepts Medicare. Only 7 of 22 Tacoma clinics do (32%).

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

• Colwlitz Indian Tribe Behavioral HlthDupont, 3.1 mi
• ACTS Behavioral Health andLakewood, 3.9 mi
• Sea Mar Behavioral HealthLakewood, 4.6 mi

This clinic accepts Apple Health, the Washington Medicaid program, which covers buprenorphine treatment in Washington. Compare all 22 Tacoma clinics or see which Tacoma 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.