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Suboxone treatment for Springdale, about twenty minutes down the interstate.
Roughly nine miles separate Springdale from this clinic — one straight run down I-49. The difference at the other end is a physician who answers his own phone at any hour, a flat $200 visit, and no insurance company ever receiving a record of your treatment.
The drive, specifically
From central Springdale it is about a nine-mile trip and, depending on traffic, roughly twenty minutes. Take I-49 south to the Fayetteville exits, or run 71B straight down College. The clinic sits at 102 E Sunbridge Dr, Ste 3, with parking at the door.
Springdale is the third-largest city in Arkansas and still growing quickly, and the treatment that exists inside the city limits is mostly built around early-morning dosing windows or insurance-based scheduling. Twenty minutes buys you a different arrangement entirely.
If you are in withdrawal right now, do not wait for the next weekday. Call 479-856-1505. The doctor answers at any hour, and the timing of your first dose matters more than the day of the week.
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 Washington County
Arkansas recorded 389 drug overdose deaths in 2024, down from 516 the year before — a real and welcome decline, and still more than one death a day statewide. Washington County came through 2024 with one of the lower overdose death rates in Arkansas, about 7.5 per 100,000 residents.
Those are the people who did not make it. The much larger group is the one nobody counts: people working full-time jobs in Springdale while managing a dependence they hide from everyone they know. Most of them are not waiting for a bed in a rehab. They need a prescription, a doctor who will pick up the phone, and roughly one visit a month.
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 Springdale 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 Springdale patients
How far is the clinic from Springdale?
About nine miles. Straight down I-49 or 71B to the Fayetteville exit — roughly twenty minutes door to door outside of rush hour, and the clinic is at 102 E Sunbridge Dr, Ste 3.
Can I be seen the same day I call?
Usually yes, including evenings and weekends. Dr. Tomlinson answers his own phone 24 hours a day and will come in outside scheduled hours for $300 rather than the standard $200.
I go to a methadone program in Springdale. Can I switch to Suboxone?
Often, but the transition has to be handled carefully because of the risk of precipitated withdrawal. Call and talk it through with the doctor before you stop dosing anywhere.
Do I need insurance?
No. We do not bill insurance at all. A visit is $200. You can still use insurance at your own pharmacy for the medication itself and for lab work.
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
Springdale is twenty minutes away. The phone is answered now.
Dr. Tomlinson takes his own calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week, holidays included. If you need to be seen tonight, say so.
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, Springdale city, Arkansas — https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/springdalecityarkansas/SEX255223
- Arkansas Department of Health, Substance Misuse Education and Prevention — https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/prevention-healthy-living/substance-misuse-education-and-prevention/
- USAFacts, drug overdose deaths by county — https://usafacts.org/answers/how-many-people-die-from-drug-overdoses/country/united-states/
- MedMark Treatment Centers, Springdale — posted hours — https://medmark.com/locations/arkansas/springdale
- Ideal Option, Fayetteville — posted hours — https://www.idealoption.com/suboxone-clinics/fayetteville/