BornFree Wellness Centers of America

What BornFree Wellness Centers of America does

BornFree Wellness Centers of America is a privately held, for-profit outpatient substance abuse and addiction treatment clinic headquartered at 19537 Doctors Drive, Bldg. 3, in Germantown, Maryland. Founded in 2016-2017 by an owner-operator team (facility owner Shariq Mirza and facility director Maheen Nasim) and inspired by a founder figure known as Bob who previously established treatment centers in Florida and Maryland, the organization delivers medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid dependence using three FDA-approved pharmacotherapies — Methadone, Buprenorphine (including Suboxone), and Vivitrol — administered under physician supervision with gradual dose reduction. The clinical model is explicitly holistic, integrating MAT with individual case management, mental health counseling, drug screening, HIV/hepatitis testing and prevention, and referral services to address medical, psychological, spiritual, and social dimensions of recovery.

The company's core technology stack is clinical rather than software-driven: physician-supervised MAT protocols, individualized case management, and telemedicine-delivered mental health counseling supplied free of charge via a partnership with The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (announced November 2017). The organization holds a CARF International Three-Year Accreditation earned in September 2018 — the highest level offered — covering its opioid addiction treatment programs. There is no proprietary software product, no app, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability.

Commercially, BornFree operates a direct-to-consumer model: patients access services via confidential consultation (phone: 240-654-4001) at the single Germantown clinic, with treatment hours of 5:45am–10:00am Monday-Friday and limited Saturday hours. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by care plan and prescribed medication; Probuphine is noted as costing more than $1,000 per month, and the facility accepts various forms of payment. Revenue is generated from outpatient addiction treatment services including MAT, counseling, and case management, supplemented by community-facing free services (monthly naloxone training, NA/AA meeting hosting) and the Joseph Albert Hekimian Legacy Fund, which provides patient financial assistance. The geographic reach covers Maryland, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia, served from the single physical location with 11-50 employees.

Name

BornFree Wellness Centers of America

Legal name

BornFree Wellness Centers of America

Website

https://bornfreewellness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BornFree Wellness Centers of America is a private outpatient opioid addiction treatment clinic in Germantown, Maryland, delivering physician-supervised medication-assisted treatment (Methadone, Buprenorphine/Suboxone, Vivitrol) alongside counseling and case management to individuals in the Maryland-DC-Virginia region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Addiction Treatment

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFACAG

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) & Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYHLAFABAD

Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Ambulatory & Outpatient Care Centers

Keywords

• Outpatient addiction treatment
• Medication-assisted treatment
• Substance abuse counseling
• Opioid treatment program
• Behavioral health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Germantown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Outpatient Addiction Treatment Services: Revenue is generated from providing outpatient substance abuse treatment services, including physician-supervised medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling, case management, and related clinical services. The organization accepts various forms of payment for treatment services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BornFree Wellness Centers of America is an outpatient substance abuse and addiction treatment facility located in Germantown, MD that provides Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) using Methadone, Buprenorphine (Suboxone), and Vivitrol, alongside holistic wellbeing, mental health counseling, case management, drug screening, and naloxone training services for individuals struggling with opioid and other substance use disorders.

Product overview

BornFree Wellness Centers of America operates a comprehensive outpatient substance abuse and addiction treatment clinic offering a portfolio of medication-assisted treatments (Methadone, Buprenorphine/Suboxone, and Vivitrol) as the core clinical interventions. These MAT offerings are augmented by holistic services including individual case management, mental health counseling (via telemedicine partnership with The Chicago School), drug screening, testing and prevention services, and community education programs including free naloxone training. The treatment approach is designed to address the physical, psychological, spiritual, and social dimensions of recovery through individualized treatment plans supervised by clinical staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Outpatient addiction treatment using Methadone, Buprenorphine (Suboxone), and Vivitrol medications to help individuals recover from opioid and substance use disorders.
• Mental Health Counseling Individual and group counseling services for patients managing substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions.
• Case Management Coordinated support services that help patients navigate treatment plans, social services, and recovery resources.
• Drug Screening, Testing & Prevention Drug screening and testing services to support patient monitoring and community prevention efforts.
• Naloxone Training Community training on the administration of naloxone for opioid overdose reversal.
• Confidential Consultation Confidential intake consultations for individuals seeking evaluation and entry into substance abuse treatment.
• Holistic Wellbeing Program Holistic wellbeing services integrated into addiction treatment to support whole-person recovery.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Chicago School of Professional PsychologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2017Partnership with The Chicago School of Professional Psychology to enhance understanding and treatment of opiate addiction. Post-graduate clinical interns from the University's Online CACREP-accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program work with patients at BornFree via telemedicine to treat past physical and emotional trauma, which research indicates is frequently co-morbid with addiction. Sessions are free of charge and take place on-site, improving accessibility to mental health care services. The partnership serves BornFree's secondary missions of involving academia in the clinical approach and expanding counseling services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Addiction Centers: Large, publicly-traded behavioral health provider with both outpatient and residential addiction programs; broader scope and scale but overlapping MAT and outpatient addiction treatment services.

Others

• The Chicago School of Professional Psychology: Academic partner, not a competitor; included because the clinic's mental-health counseling layer is built around Chicago School CACREP interns, making them a strategic ecosystem participant directly tied to BornFree's service delivery.

Direct peers

• BAART Programs (BayMark Health Services): One of the largest networks of outpatient opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in the U.S., offering methadone, buprenorphine, and counseling — directly comparable to BornFree's outpatient MAT model and scope.
• Ideal Option: Outpatient addiction medicine clinics providing buprenorphine and naltrexone-based MAT with counseling — similar outpatient-only MAT delivery model in the same competitive category.
• CleanSlate Centers: Multi-state outpatient MAT and office-based addiction treatment provider emphasizing buprenorphine and vivitrol alongside counseling — direct functional comparator to BornFree's MAT portfolio.
• BrightView Health: Outpatient addiction treatment provider offering MAT, therapy, and case management across multiple states; comparable breadth of services and direct competition for similar patient segments.
• New Season Treatment Centers: Operates a national network of outpatient MAT clinics providing methadone, buprenorphine, and Suboxone combined with counseling — same modality, same patient population, and similar service bundle as BornFree.
• MedMark Treatment Centers (BayMark): Outpatient opioid addiction treatment program network with multiple Maryland-adjacent locations, providing methadone, buprenorphine, and counseling services equivalent to BornFree's offering.
• Behavioral Health Group (BHG): National outpatient opioid addiction treatment provider operating OTP-style clinics with methadone, buprenorphine, and counseling — directly comparable service model and patient population.

Regional players

• Pyramid Healthcare: Operates a network of outpatient and residential addiction treatment programs across Pennsylvania and Maryland — regional head-to-head competitor in the mid-Atlantic market BornFree also serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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