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Wilkes Barre VA Medical CenterVeterans Affairs

1111 East End Boulevard, Behavioral Health Services 116, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711

Private insuranceTelehealth

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)Naltrexone / VivitrolCounselingTelehealth visits

Licensing and accreditation

Joint Commission accreditedCARF accredited

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

VeteransSign language services

How this clinic compares in Wilkes Barre

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

Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center is one of 15 buprenorphine providers listed in Wilkes Barre. On the coverage and access signals the registry records, it is indistinguishable from 1 other Wilkes Barre clinic, so treat the points below as the real differences rather than any ranking.

What stands out here

  • It is accredited by the Joint Commission. Only 3 of 15 Wilkes Barre clinics do (20%).
  • It has sign language services. Only 4 of 15 Wilkes Barre clinics do (27%).
  • It accepts TRICARE or military insurance. Only 5 of 15 Wilkes Barre clinics do (33%).

What it does not report

  • No record that it accepts Medicaid. 73% of Wilkes Barre clinics do, so this is worth confirming rather than assuming.
  • No record that it accepts self-pay. 60% of Wilkes Barre 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.

Other options in Wilkes Barre

Medicaid covers buprenorphine treatment in Pennsylvania, but this clinic is not recorded as accepting it. Compare all 15 Wilkes Barre 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.