Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Frederick, MD

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 4 clinics in Frederick. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• City Of Frederick — 4 sites here. 1,315 patients in 2025, 92% uninsured; also provided mental health care; 86% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Frederick

• Germantown (1) · 18 mi
• Hagerstown (5) · 21 mi
• Leesburg, VA (1) · 22 mi
• Gaithersburg (3) · 23 mi
• Waynesboro, PA (4) · 24 mi
• Charles Town, WV (1) · 24 mi
• Ranson, WV (1) · 24 mi
• Rockville (2) · 27 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Frederick at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Frederick specifically:

• 1,502 patients living in the ZIP codes 21701, 21702, 21703 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 72% of them had no insurance.
• 2 of 4 are school-based sites — these usually see enrolled students first, so call before going if you're not a student.
• 1 of 4 is a mobile clinic — call to find where and when it stops.
• 1 of 4 is open only part of the year.
• 4 of 4 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 4 clinics list a website.
• Reported weekly hours: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 2 report 20–39 hrs/week.