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The Northwest Arkansas Suboxone clinic that answers the phone at 3 a.m.
One physician, one location in Fayetteville, and the whole region driving in — Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista, Siloam Springs, Prairie Grove and the towns between. $200 a visit, no insurance billed, open every hour of every day.
Find the drive from your town
| From | Distance | Typical drive | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | About 9 miles | About 20 minutes | Springdale |
| Rogers | 20–23 miles | About 30 minutes | Rogers |
| Bentonville | 25–28 miles | About 35 minutes | Bentonville |
| Bella Vista, Centerton, Pea Ridge | 30–35 miles | 35–45 minutes | Bentonville page |
| Siloam Springs, Gravette, Gentry | 30–40 miles | 40–50 minutes | Call and ask |
| Prairie Grove, Farmington, Lincoln | 10–20 miles | 15–30 minutes | Call and ask |
| Elkins, West Fork, Greenland, Winslow | 8–25 miles | 15–35 minutes | Call and ask |
| Huntsville, Berryville, Harrison | 30–70 miles | 45–90 minutes | Call and ask |
Why one clinic covers a region this size
The Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metro passed 622,000 people in 2025, growing 2.4% in a single year — the ninth-fastest rate in the United States. Arkansas recorded 389 drug overdose deaths in 2024, down from 516 the year before. Benton County alone accounted for 34 of them.
What has not grown at the same speed is treatment that is actually reachable. Most options in the region run weekday business hours, an early-morning dosing window, or a video call with a stranger. So people drive — from Bella Vista, from Siloam Springs, from Huntsville — because a doctor who picks up his own phone at 3 a.m. is rarer here than it should be.
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 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 your town 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 across the region
Which towns do you treat patients from?
All of Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista, Centerton, Siloam Springs, Prairie Grove, Farmington, Elkins, West Fork, Huntsville, Berryville and everywhere in between. If you can get to Fayetteville, you can be treated here.
Are you really open 24 hours?
Yes, and it is not an answering service. Dr. Tomlinson answers his own phone at any hour and will come in to see a patient outside scheduled hours. A scheduled visit is $200; an unscheduled after-hours visit is $300.
Do you take Medicaid or private insurance?
No. We do not bill any insurance, which keeps the price flat at $200 and keeps your treatment out of an insurer's records. You can still use insurance at the pharmacy for the medication and for lab work.
How often do I have to come in?
The first few weeks are closer together while the dose is set. After that it settles to roughly one visit every 28 days.
What if I am using fentanyl?
Tell us that on the phone. Starting buprenorphine after fentanyl has to be timed properly to avoid precipitated withdrawal, and doing it in person with a physician watching is exactly why this clinic is not a video call.
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
Wherever you are in Northwest Arkansas, the phone is answered right now.
Dr. Tomlinson takes his own calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week, holidays included. Tell him where you are driving from and he will tell you what to do next.
Call 479-856-1505 — any hourIn a life-threatening emergency call 911. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
Sources
- 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/
- Arkansas Department of Health, Substance Misuse Education and Prevention — https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/prevention-healthy-living/substance-misuse-education-and-prevention/
- Aspire Arkansas, overdose deaths by county — https://www.aspirearkansas.org/health/overdose-deaths
- MedMark Treatment Centers, Springdale — posted hours — https://medmark.com/locations/arkansas/springdale
- Ideal Option, Fayetteville — posted hours — https://www.idealoption.com/suboxone-clinics/fayetteville/