About
Dr. Benjamin R. Mayer, DO is a family medicine physician and the owner of Freedom Family Health, a direct primary care practice in Waynesville, North Carolina. Born in Tampa, he graduated with honors in science, biochemistry, and religion from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Kentucky, with fellowships in Anatomy and Osteopathic Manipulation, and completed his Family Medicine residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Now in his ninth year of practice, Dr. Mayer opened Freedom Family Health in 2022 to offer unrushed, relational, and affordable care without insurance contracts. He brings an osteopathic perspective to every visit, using manipulation to address structural dysfunction, and cares for all ages from newborns to seniors with same- or next-day visits, telemedicine, and in-house testing. The practice currently accepts new patients from a waiting list.
Education & Training
Undergraduate
Lee University, Cleveland, TN (science, biochemistry, and religion, with honors)
Medical School
Osteopathic medical school in Pikeville, KY
Residency
Family Medicine residency, Tulsa, OK
Fellowship
Fellowships in Anatomy and Osteopathic Manipulation
Languages
English
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Mayer right for?
Dr. Mayer is a fit for individuals and families in Haywood County and western North Carolina who want an affordable direct primary care membership with a family physician who also provides osteopathic manipulation. Patients of all ages who value longer appointments and direct access to their doctor fit the practice, with the caveat that new members currently join from a waiting list.
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Family MedicineFrequently Asked Questions
Dr. Mayer graduated with honors from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, earned his DO in Pikeville, Kentucky, with fellowships in Anatomy and Osteopathic Manipulation, and completed his Family Medicine residency in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
As an osteopathic physician, Dr. Mayer has full medical training plus training in osteopathic manipulation, hands-on techniques that address structural dysfunction in the body to support healing.
Dr. Mayer cares for patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors.
Freedom Family Health currently operates with a waiting list. Prospective patients should call to be placed on the list.
The monthly fee, based on age from $45 to $105 with a $50 enrollment fee, covers all appointments including acute visits, chronic care, physicals, and most procedures, with lab draws on Wednesday mornings and in-house testing.
Yes. Freedom Family Health offers virtual visits along with same- and next-day in-person care.
Doctor profile last updated September 17, 2026