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Suboxone treatment for Bentonville, privately, at any hour.
Thirty-five minutes from Bentonville to a clinic that does not bill insurance, does not keep office hours, and is run by a physician who lost his own medical career to addiction and rebuilt it.
The drive, and the privacy on the other end
From Bentonville it is roughly twenty-five to twenty-eight miles down I-49 — about thirty-five minutes. The clinic is at 102 E Sunbridge Dr, Ste 3 in Fayetteville.
For a lot of patients from Benton County, the drive is the point. Bentonville is a small town with a large corporate population, and being seen walking into a clinic three blocks from the office is its own kind of risk. Thirty-five minutes and no insurance claim is a different calculation.
That is not theoretical. We do not bill insurance, which means no claim is generated, so no insurer or plan administrator ever receives a file describing why you were seen. Treatment records here carry HIPAA protection plus 42 CFR Part 2, the stricter federal rule written specifically for substance use treatment.
Why people drive past a closer clinic to get here
The phone is answered by the doctor
Not an answering service, not a nurse line, not a callback queue. Dr. Tomlinson picks up his own phone at 2 a.m. on a Sunday, and if you need to be seen he will come in and see you.
The same physician every visit
There is no rotating staff here. The doctor who does your induction is the doctor who sees you at month nine. He knows your history because he was there for it.
No insurance file on your treatment
We do not bill insurance. That means no insurer, employer plan administrator, or claims processor ever receives a record describing why you were seen. You can still use insurance at the pharmacy for the medication and for labs.
A price you know before you come
$200 for a scheduled visit. $300 if you need the doctor outside scheduled hours. Follow-ups run roughly every 28 days. No membership, no intake fee, no bill arriving weeks later.
What is actually available to you, stated plainly
We are not the only option in Northwest Arkansas, and for some people we are not the right one. Here is the honest landscape, with each clinic's own posted hours.
| Option | When you can be seen | The trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| This clinic | Any hour, any day, including holidays | $200 a visit, $300 unscheduled after hours, no insurance billed |
| A methadone program | MedMark in Springdale posts medication hours of 5:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, 7:15–10:00 a.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and holidays | Effective medicine, but early-morning dosing trips and a closed door on Sundays and holidays |
| An insurance-based Suboxone clinic | Ideal Option in Fayetteville posts Monday–Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., closed for lunch | Insurance covers most of the cost; your insurer receives a record, and Friday through Sunday you are on your own |
| Telehealth | Often same-day, by video | Convenient, but nobody examines you, and a screen cannot watch you take a first dose after fentanyl |
| The emergency room | Always open | An emergency visit for a nonfatal overdose averages just under $2,900, and they will hand you a referral rather than ongoing treatment |
If a program on this list fits your life better than we do, use it. What matters is that you are in treatment somewhere.
What this looks like in Benton County
Benton County recorded 34 drug overdose deaths in 2024, and Arkansas recorded 389 statewide — down from 516 the previous year. The Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metro grew 2.4% in 2025 to about 622,000 people, the ninth-fastest growth rate of any metro in the country.
Treatment capacity has not kept that pace. The clinics that exist mostly run weekday business hours or early-morning dosing windows, which works if your life is orderly. Addiction is not orderly, and the moment somebody decides to stop rarely lands between 8 and 5 on a Tuesday.
What the first visit looks like
About an hour. A real conversation about your history — what you are using, how much, how long, what has been tried before. A physical exam. Your first dose taken here, where the doctor can watch how you respond rather than guessing over a video call. A prescription sent to your own pharmacy in Bentonville before you leave.
Most patients feel the withdrawal begin to lift inside the first hour or two.
The first visit, step by step · When it is safe to start · What it costs · Questions people actually ask
Questions from Bentonville patients
How far is it from Bentonville?
About twenty-five to twenty-eight miles, roughly thirty-five minutes down I-49 to 102 E Sunbridge Dr, Ste 3 in Fayetteville.
Will my employer or my insurance find out?
We do not bill insurance, so no insurer, plan administrator, or claims processor receives a record describing your treatment. Records here are protected under HIPAA and under 42 CFR Part 2, which is a stricter federal rule written specifically for substance use treatment records.
Can I be seen outside working hours?
Yes, and it is routine rather than a favor. Evenings, weekends and holidays. A scheduled visit is $200; if you need the doctor to come in outside scheduled hours it is $300.
What if I am a professional and cannot risk this being known?
You would not be the first. Dr. Tomlinson was an orthopedic surgeon who lost his own career to addiction and got it back. Discretion here is not a marketing line; it is the reason the clinic is built the way it is.
Also serving the towns in between
Patients drive in from Bella Vista, Centerton, Cave Springs, Pea Ridge, Lowell, Elm Springs, Tontitown, Johnson, Farmington, Greenland, Prairie Grove, Lincoln, Elkins, West Fork, Winslow, Siloam Springs, Gravette, Gentry, Huntsville and Berryville. If you can get to Fayetteville, you can be treated here.
Springdale · Rogers · Bentonville · All of Northwest Arkansas
Thirty-five minutes from Bentonville. No claim, no file, no waiting room full of people you know.
Dr. Tomlinson answers his own phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call and ask him whatever you need to ask.
Call 479-856-1505 — any hourIn a life-threatening emergency call 911. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Bentonville city, Arkansas — https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bentonvillecityarkansas/PST120224
- Aspire Arkansas, overdose deaths by county — https://www.aspirearkansas.org/health/overdose-deaths
- Talk Business & Politics, Northwest Arkansas ranks 9th-fastest growing U.S. metro — https://talkbusiness.net/2026/04/northwest-arkansas-ranks-9th-fastest-growing-u-s-metro-first-time-in-top-10-since-at-least-2020/
- MedMark Treatment Centers, Springdale — posted hours — https://medmark.com/locations/arkansas/springdale
- Ideal Option, Fayetteville — posted hours — https://www.idealoption.com/suboxone-clinics/fayetteville/