Suboxone doctor near you in Wilmington, North Carolina
100% virtual visits with a board-certified addiction doctor — no waiting room, no drive. Same-day appointments available. NC Medicaid accepted.
- 100% virtual — no office visit
- Same-day appointments available
- NC Medicaid accepted
- Your doctor's real cell after your first visit
- Appointments by secure video from anywhere in Wilmington or New Hanover County
- Your doctor's own cell number after your first visit — the same one his family uses — and refill requests handled seven days a week
- In-network with every North Carolina Medicaid plan, including Trillium Health Resources
- When medication is appropriate, prescriptions are sent electronically to your pharmacy
- Confidential under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2
Get seen in Wilmington
Same-day appointments available. Request a time online and we'll confirm it with you. We verify your insurance before your first visit.
Request an appointmentComplete your intake forms first to expedite your visit.
100% virtual · NC Medicaid accepted · New patients welcome.
Not for emergencies — call 911, or 988 for a crisis.
Can I see a Suboxone doctor in Wilmington without going to an office?
Yes. Virtual Addiction Medicine is a North Carolina telehealth practice serving patients in Wilmington and throughout New Hanover County. Appointments happen by secure video, buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) is prescribed when clinically appropriate, and prescriptions go electronically to the Wilmington-area pharmacy you choose. Request a time online →
Wilmington and the surrounding coastal counties have had more demand for opioid use disorder treatment than local appointment slots for a long time. A telehealth visit gets you a start date rather than a waitlist position.
Seasonal work, storms, and staying on your medication
Two things about the coast make continuity harder than it looks. The first is seasonal employment — hospitality, construction, and tourism work that surges and collapses on a calendar, taking insurance coverage and disposable income with it. The second is hurricane season, when evacuation, power loss, and closed pharmacies can interrupt a prescription with no warning.
Both are manageable if they're planned for instead of discovered. If your coverage is about to lapse, tell us — a Medicaid eligibility check is often worth doing, and since expansion many seasonal workers now qualify who didn't before. If a storm is coming, tell us early so refills can be handled before the pharmacy closes rather than after.
The goal in both cases is the same: no gap. A lapse in buprenorphine is when the risk of relapse and overdose climbs, and almost every version of it is preventable with a few days' notice.
Insurance for Wilmington and New Hanover County patients
New Hanover County is a Trillium Health Resources county, as are Brunswick, Pender, Columbus, and Onslow. Trillium covers most of eastern North Carolina, so coverage tends to stay stable if you move around the coast.
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
- Healthy Blue
- AmeriHealth Caritas NC
- Carolina Complete Health (formerly WellCare of North Carolina)
- Alliance Health
- Vaya Partners
- Trillium Health Resources
Commercial and Medicare plans accepted include NC State Health Plan (Aetna), Blue Cross NC, Anthem BCBS, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, UMR, Ambetter, and Medicare. Don't see yours? Send a request and we'll check.
Not sure which plan you're on? That's normal, and it isn't something you need to solve before reaching out. Give us the name on your card and we'll verify coverage for you. If you're uninsured, we can check whether you qualify for North Carolina Medicaid and help you start the enrollment process.
Also serving communities near Wilmington
Tailored Plan assignment follows your county of residence. We're in-network with every one, so a county line doesn't change whether we can see you.
Three steps, starting today
1 · Reach out
Request a time online. Same-day appointments are available. Tell us your insurance — we verify it before you owe anything.
2 · Meet by video
A private, 100% virtual visit with a licensed physician — from home or another private place in North Carolina. Please don't join while driving. You'll talk through your history and goals and build a plan together.
3 · Start and stay supported
When treatment is appropriate, your prescription is sent electronically to your pharmacy. Follow-ups keep you steady.
Common questions
If you need help right now
Overdose or medical emergency — call 911. Suicidal thoughts or a mental-health crisis — call or text 988. For free, confidential, 24/7 treatment referrals anywhere in the U.S., call SAMHSA at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). This website cannot respond to emergencies.
Ready when you are
Same-day appointments are available. Every visit is 100% virtual — one video call is all it takes to get started.
Confidential · 100% virtual · NC Medicaid accepted · Serving all 100 North Carolina counties.