Liberty First Health
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Travis L. Prachar, APRN linda Martell, APRN

Liberty First Health

ATTENTION: Linda is now offering Boat Captain and DOT physicals!


Now accepting straight Medicare patients into the practice! Always accepting cash pay patients. Same day appointments available for all services. Treating COVID and other acute illnesses or injuries in person, in home, and remotely. We proudly serve patients in Florida, Missouri and Iowa.

Headquartered in Venice, FL, we give you options and treatments to fight your acute illnesses and injuries in the office or from the comfort of your own home. Skip the long waits and potential exposure to illness in our small practice. We are licensed in Florida, and Travis is also licensed in Missouri and Iowa, serving you remotely. Our pricing is transparent and up front. We value your privacy so we are out of network with insurances, except straight Medicare. We work hard to keep your prices affordable and have no membership fees. Simply pay for the care you receive and nothing else. Many health insurances will reimburse you for your visit at out of network rates which generally nearly cover your costs.

Our Nurse Practitioner, Travis Prachar has been practicing in nursing since 1993. She earned her Master’s of Nursing/Family Practice in 2000 and has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner since 2000. She has extensive experience in pediatrics, home health, cardiology, community health clinics, primary care, pulmonology, cardiothoracic surgery, and urgent care.

Starting 4/3/23, we welcomed Linda Martell who is also an autonomously licensed Nurse Practitioner. Linda has lived in the Venice community for over 2 decades and worked in nursing longer. She has worked for a local group as a primary care provider for 4 years. More recently, she has worked in a chiropractor office providing integrative care which included platelet rich plasma injection, joint injections, and medical evaluations.

To set up an appointment, please click below. Please be aware that pretreatment consent and health history forms MUST be filled out before the start of your appointment. These will be e-mailed directly to you at the moment you book the visit. Look for an e-mail from “Elation” health services, fill out all forms and submit them on-line. Please also choose to OPT IN to text messaging by texting the word “START” to 36331as this is the most efficient way to send the link for telehealth visits. In order for you to receive a copy of your visit, you will also need to sign up for our patient portal called “Passport”. This will enable easy communication between us, allow you to print any needed work/school note or release, and see the details of your care plan. You will receive a request for payment at the end of your visit.

As a cooperative health care office, acupuncture and herbal medicine services also available.

 

Contact

➤ LOCATION

329 Nokomis Ave Ste H Venice, FL, 34285

☎ CONTACT

Phone:941-777-2775 no texting please

Travis cell: 941-416-8781 (9 AM-9 PM only please and only urgent matters after 5 PM)

Linda cell: 941-408-4893 (from 9 AM-9 PM M-F, Sun only please and only urgent matters after 5 PM)

Fax: 941-214-9709

travis@libertyfirsthealth.com

linda@libertyfirsthealth.com

GUARDIAN COUNSELING

Health is more than our physical bodies. For Florida in person and remote mental health counseling with a licensed mental health counselor, please click below.

Introducing Tricia Good who shares our office and offers alternative therapies in Chinese medicine including accupuncture and herbal therapies. Tricia has decades of experience and is an amazing person and personal friend. Visit her site to see a list of services and pricing.

We value your liberty to make your own decisions regarding your health care and body. We believe everyone deserves competent, kind, empathetic and affirming care. We will not shame you for the decisions you have made and we will help you in any way that we can.
— Travis Prachar

Areas of Practice


COVID Treatment

Offering early treatment, supportive care throughout illness, oxygen ordered as needed, and long haul as well as vaccine injuries and preventative.


Acute illnesses

Asthma, COPD exacerbations, allergies, insect bites, rashes, cold, flu, bronchitis, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, vertigo, sore throat, pink eye, impetigo, sinusitis, cellulitis, wound infections, bladder infections. Now also offering hydration in office for acute illnesses.


local (in home or office) treatments

Minor suturing, boil and abscess draining, wart removal, wound care, joint injections, platelet rich plasma treatments trigger point injections, IV hydration, ear wax removal, physicals (sports, school, pre-employment).


Medication education and refills

Education and counseling, inhaler demonstration, help with expensive medications, applications for patient assistance programs, side effect management. Also offering natural solutions in the form of herbal therapies. We are proud to partner with nutraMetrix products and have seen them work wonders for our patients.


acute pain or injury

Sprains and strains, arthritis, tendonitis, gout. Acute exacerbations of chronic pain. Platelet rich plasma injections and trigger point injections offered by Linda Martell, APRN.


Referrals to specialists

We can provide referrals to specialists in the Venice area. After working in this community for 14 years, Travis and Linda have extensive and personal knowledge of many of the local specialists.