Holly H. Parker, MD

"Dr. Holly H. Parker was born and reared in Kinston, NC and was a 1991 graduate of Kinston High School. She attended North Carolina State University on a prestigious Caldwell Scholarship, and received a double major in Chemistry (BA) and Biochemistry (BS) with a minor in French in 1995. Dr. Parker received her medical training at East Carolina University School of Medicine where she was an Honorary Marshall for the 1998 graduation ceremony and was a 1999 graduate. Wanting to take care of all ages and all types of medical conditions, she chose to go into Family Medicine and went through residency training at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA. Upon completion of residency in 2002, Dr. Parker worked for 1 year at the Newport News Health Department while her husband, Dr. Ashley Parker, finished his last year of residency. She joined Rocky Mount Family Medical Center in Rocky Mount, NC in 2003, and practiced medicine there until joining Dr. Ashley Parker at Freedom Family Medicine in 2016. Dr. Parker wears many hats as she not only takes care of patients, but she also manages many of the business details for Freedom Family Medicine in addition to managing their home and the schedules for their 5 children! In her free time, she enjoys working in the garden, taking care of farm animals, exercising, coaching cheerleading, and being involved in church."

"Direct Primary Care has been around for many years, but it is growing rapidly as a model of health care because it addresses all these concerns and puts control of health care back between the patient and the doctor. Freedom Family Medicine is a Direct Primary Care practice. We offer 45 minute visits for regularly scheduled appointments and same day or, at the latest, next day visits when you are sick. Wait time is very limited because the doctor will be seeing 10-15 patients per day at the most. How would you like to have a direct phone number and email for your doctor for after hours and weekends? At Freedom Family Medicine, you’ve got it! In Direct Primary Care, patients pay the doctor directly, out-of-pocket, for office visits instead of insurance companies or governmental agencies paying the doctor. You may think this is more expensive or you may think, “I’ve already paid for my insurance, and I need to be able to use it.” Direct Primary Care is actually quite affordable as you can see under the Pricing tab. You will still need your insurance for hospitalization and for some medicines, but in the world of steadily increasing deductibles and insurance costs, many patients can actually save money by coming to a practice like Freedom Family Medicine. And with governmental agencies and insurance companies no longer dictating every detail, we can begin to restore power over personal health care back to where it belongs….between the patient and the doctor."