Bellingham, WA · Treatment facilities

Treatment facilities in Bellingham, WA

According to SAMHSA N-SUMHSS facility counts among tracked cities, Bellingham ranks #174 of 5,095, and #6 of 108 in Washington. Bellingham, Washington carries a well-populated set of listed providers: 14 substance use and mental health treatment facilities on record.

14
Facilities
6
With MAT
14
Accept Medicaid
13
Telehealth

According to SAMHSA N-SUMHSS facility counts among tracked cities, Bellingham ranks #174 of 5,095, and #6 of 108 in Washington. See methodology · corpus placement.

According to SAMHSA N-SUMHSS facility counts among tracked cities, Bellingham ranks #174 of 5,095, and #6 of 108 in Washington. 6 report offering Medication-Assisted Treatment and 14 accept Medicaid. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Current site extract: 2026-07-11 · N-SUMHSS typically refreshes annually

What the SAMHSA Record Shows for Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, Washington carries a well-populated set of listed providers: 14 substance-use and mental-health treatment facilities on record with SAMHSA's N-SUMHSS survey. Of Bellingham's 14 listed facilities, 13 report telehealth options, 12 report outpatient programming, 5 report residential beds, and 2 report medically supervised detox -- a full spread across every tracked modality.

Medication-Assisted Treatment is confirmed at 6 of 14 facilities (43%), combining FDA-approved medications such as buprenorphine, methadone, or naltrexone with counseling for opioid and alcohol use disorder. On payment, 14 accept Medicaid, 8 accept private insurance, 4 accept Medicare, and 4 accept a sliding-fee scale, self-reported and worth a quick intake call to confirm your specific plan before committing to a site.

Against the Washington statewide average across all 407 SAMHSA-listed facilities (34% offer MAT, 88% accept Medicaid), Bellingham's own rates run at or above the MAT average and at or above the Medicaid average.

Bellingham sits in the denser third of tracked cities (#174 of 5,095 by facility count). With 14 SAMHSA-listed sites, the shortlist is wide enough that MAT (43%) and Medicaid (100%) shares matter more than raw count when comparing peers.

Registry note: N-SUMHSS is self-reported and refreshes on a rolling cadence - wait times, bed availability, and current insurance contracts can change between updates. This directory does not rank or clinically judge facilities.

Service & Payment Mix in Bellingham

Service and payment availability across 14 Bellingham, WA treatment facilities, computed from SAMHSA N-SUMHSS data.
Capability Facilities Share Distribution
Medication-Assisted Treatment 6 43%
Medically Supervised Detox 2 14%
Residential Treatment 5 36%
Outpatient Programs 12 86%
Telehealth Available 13 93%
Accepts Medicaid 14 100%
Accepts Medicare 4 29%
Sliding-Fee Scale 4 29%
Accepts Private Insurance 8 57%

Computed from 14 SAMHSA-listed facilities in Bellingham, Washington. Distribution bars represent the share of facilities reporting each capability.

The most commonly reported capability among Bellingham's listed facilities is "Accepts Medicaid," present at 100% of them (14 of 14).

All Facilities (14)

Bellingham Comprehensive Treatment Ctr

WCHS Inc

3240 Northwest Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225

Substance Use Treatment · Private for-profit organization

(360) 450-5025

MAT Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Catholic Community Services

Recovery Center/Bellingham

515 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham, WA 98225

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(360) 676-2187

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid
Compass Health

Whatcom Triage Center

2026 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(800) 457-9303

Residential Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid
Compass Health

Crisis Intervention

4350 Cordata Parkway, Suite 104, Bellingham, WA 98226

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(800) 457-9303

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid
Compass Health

Whatcom

3645 East McLeod Road, Bellingham, WA 98226

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(800) 457-9303

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid
Compass Health

Sequoia

400 Sequiua Drive, Suite 204, Bellingham, WA 98226

Mental Health Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(800) 457-9303

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid
Lake Whatcom Residential and Trt Ctr

Agate Heights Assisted Living Facility

3400 Agate Heights Road, Bellingham, WA 98226

Substance Use & Mental Health · Private non-profit organization

(360) 676-6000

Residential Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Lake Whatcom Residential and Trt Ctr

Main Office

3600 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98225

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(360) 676-6000

MAT Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Lake Whatcom Residential and Trt Ctr

Baker Creek Co Occurring RTF

1641 Baker Creek Place, Bellingham, WA 98226

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(360) 676-6000

MAT Residential Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Medicare
Lifeline Connections

Bellingham Office

4120 Meridian Street, Suite 220, Bellingham, WA 98226

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(360) 922-3030

MAT Detox Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Sliding Fee
Pioneer Human Services

Whatcom Community Detox

2026 Division Street, Suite 100, Bellingham, WA 98226

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(360) 812-7220

MAT Detox Residential Medicaid Sliding Fee
Sea Mar Behavioral Health

Visions Female Youth Treatment Center

- - -, Bellingham, WA 98226

Substance Use Treatment · Private for-profit organization; Private non-profit organization

(360) 647-4266

MAT Residential Telehealth Medicaid Sliding Fee
Sea Mar Community Health Centers

Whatcom County

3350 Airport Drive, Bellingham, WA 98226

Substance Use Treatment · Private non-profit organization

(360) 734-5458

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid Sliding Fee
Sunrise Services Inc

Bellingham

1515 Cornwall Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225

Mental Health Treatment · Private for-profit organization

(425) 595-5200

Outpatient Telehealth Medicaid

Source: SAMHSA, National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey (N-SUMHSS) and FindTreatment.gov (2024)

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What to do with this

  • 14 facilities are SAMHSA-listed in Bellingham, 43% flagged for Medication-Assisted Treatment. Filter down to one that fits. Recovery program finder
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Source: SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data. See our full disclaimer.

Every figure on PlainRecovery is rendered directly from SAMHSA's published N-SUMHSS facility data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these facility listings, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 N-SUMHSS release.