Online Suboxone doctors near you — anywhere in North Carolina

Request an appointment online and we'll confirm a time with you. Because every visit is 100% virtual, you don't need a prescriber in your town — you need one licensed in North Carolina, which we are. Same-day appointments are available. For a broader list of options anywhere in the U.S., SAMHSA's free helpline is 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

Current federal and state rules generally allow buprenorphine to be prescribed after a telehealth visit, including for patients who are new to a practice. Your physician confirms what applies to your situation during the visit and will tell you directly if an in-person step is needed.

Same-day appointments are available. Send a request and we'll come back with what is actually open, rather than putting you on a list.

If you have North Carolina Medicaid, treatment is typically covered with no copay. We are in-network with every Standard Plan and every Behavioral Health Tailored Plan. Commercial plans vary by deductible — we verify your benefits before your first visit so you know what to expect.

Yes. Many people who think they don't qualify for North Carolina Medicaid actually do, especially after Medicaid expansion. We can check your eligibility and help you start enrollment. Send a request and ask — it costs nothing to find out.

Yes. Your records are protected by HIPAA and, because this is substance use treatment, by the stricter federal confidentiality rule at 42 CFR Part 2. Nothing is released to an employer, family member, or anyone else without your written consent.

Richard Pavelock, MD — board-certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (an ABMS member board) since 2018, and board-certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine since 1989. He is licensed by the North Carolina Medical Board. You see the same physician at every visit, not a rotating call center. Both certifications can be verified by anyone at certificationmatters.org, and his individual NPI 1487739579 is public in the NPPES registry.

Yes. 7-hydroxymitragynine — the concentrated kratom-derived tablets sold as "7 tabs" at gas stations and smoke shops — causes real physical dependence, and withdrawal from it is often severe. Buprenorphine frequently helps. Tell us what you've been taking and how much.

Yes. After your first appointment you have Dr. Pavelock's personal cell number — the same number his own kids reach him on — and refill requests are handled seven days a week, weekends included. From then on you reach your doctor directly: no call center, no answering service, and no office line that only accepts texts during business hours. Before that first visit, our intake line at (704) 396-5051 is answered any hour, by call or text. For a life-threatening emergency call 911, and for a mental health or suicidal crisis call or text 988.

Yes. A relapse is a reason to get care, not a reason to be turned away. Prior discharges, prior treatment failures, and legal history do not disqualify you.