Free Market Physicians
Direct Primary Care in Joplin, MO
Specialty
Family Medicine
Open since
July 7, 2014
- Facts checked September 23, 2026
- Telehealth
Membership
Adult
26 years old +
$90 /month
Young Adult
20 - 25 years old
$65 /month
Child
Newborn - 19 years old
$45 /month
Family maximum
$270 per month
Annual prepayment discount
ONE MONTH FREE!
Other published prices
Discounted Business Adult
$70 / ADULT
Discounted Business Child
$45 / CHILD
Enrollment Fee
$40.00
Enrollment fee
$40.00, credited towards the first month
Family cap
$270 per month
Who it serves
patients of any age
Insurance
We do not take reimbursement from any form of health insurance.
Employer plans
Discounted business membership is available when a minimum of two employees join.
Services
- sick visits
- well visits
- care for chronic conditions
- after-hours consultations for urgent issues by phone, text, and email
- Some procedures are also available.
- referrals to specialists and care coordination
- wellness consultations
- well-woman exams and female medical needs
In-office labs
In most cases, labs can be drawn at the time of a visit to the clinic.
Dispensary
Each clinic location has a small dispensary of medications.
Telehealth, text and phone
24/7 access to their physician by phone, text, and email
Providers
Joseph Sheppard, DO ·
Free Market Physician Founder and CEO
Ernesto Perez Matos, MD
Bill Bentz, MD ·
Neosho Physician
Karam Abdelmasih, MD ·
Joplin Physician
Lyman Wostrel, MD ·
Free Market Physician Cassville Co-Owner and Cassville Physician
Lauren Wostrel, MD ·
Regional Womens Health
About Free Market Physicians
Free Market Physicians is a Pure DPC practice in Joplin, Missouri, founded in 2014. The practice serves patients of any age. Services include sick visits, well visits, care for chronic conditions, and wellness consultations. Patients have 24/7 access to their physician by phone, text, and email. Each clinic location has a small medication dispensary. The practice does not accept reimbursement from any form of health insurance. Discounted business membership is available when at least two employees join. Joseph Sheppard, DO, is listed as a provider and as the Free Market Physician founder and CEO. The Joplin address is 4830 E 32nd St #7, Joplin, MO 64804, in Newton County.
Area
Newton County, Missouri
The practice’s location is in a federally designated primary care Health Professional Shortage Area: LI - Newton County (HRSA score 16 of 25, designated January 13, 2000).
Sources
- Faq - Free Market Physician · freemarketphysicians.com/faq · fetched September 23, 2026
- About Us - Free Market Physician · freemarketphysicians.com/about · fetched September 23, 2026
- Enrollment Form - Free Market Physician · freemarketphysicians.com/enrollment-form · fetched September 23, 2026
- Pricing - Free Market Physician · freemarketphysicians.com/membership · fetched September 23, 2026
- Home - Free Market Physician · freemarketphysicians.com · fetched September 23, 2026
- Contact - Free Market Physician · freemarketphysicians.com/contact · fetched September 23, 2026
- About Us - Free Market Physician · freemarketphysicians.com/ourteam · fetched September 23, 2026
- US Census Bureau geocoder · geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder · fetched September 23, 2026
- HRSA shortage area data · data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/hpsa-find · fetched September 23, 2026
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