Centers for Foot & Ankle Care

What Centers for Foot & Ankle Care does

Centers for Foot & Ankle Care is a privately held podiatry practice founded in 1981 and headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana, that delivers comprehensive medical and surgical care for foot and ankle conditions across Northwest Indiana. The practice operates four office locations — Merrillville (headquarters), Portage, Michigan City/LaPorte, and Schererville — covering Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties, and is staffed by three board-certified podiatrists (Dr. James C. Meade, Dr. David F. Ray, and Dr. Jesse T. Murphy), all holding DPM, FACFAS, and FACPM credentials, supported by a Corporate Manager (Katlyn Anderson) and a broader clinical and administrative team in the 11–50 employee range. Its service portfolio spans routine podiatric care (heel pain, ingrown toenails, fungal toenails, bunions, orthotics), advanced therapies (shockwave therapy, minimally invasive bunion surgery, foot surgery), and specialty programs in diabetic foot care, wound care, and sports medicine/trauma.

The practice generates revenue through fee-for-service patient visits and procedures billed primarily to insurance providers, and accepts most major plans while welcoming new patients. Patient acquisition is driven by a sales-led, multi-channel approach combining a content-rich website (infootdocs.com), an SEO-oriented educational blog covering more than 20 condition categories, organic social media (Facebook, Twitter), Google Reviews, and direct phone scheduling supplemented by an online appointment request form and an EMA MD patient portal for ongoing care management. Online bill pay is handled through Clover, and the practice maintains HIPAA-compliant privacy practices (Notice of Privacy Practices effective May 1, 2026). The customer base is fully diversified across individual consumers in the region — primarily general-need patients, diabetic patients requiring specialized wound and ulcer care, and athletes or active individuals with sports-related injuries — with no enterprise or institutional customer concentration.

Name

Centers for Foot & Ankle Care

Legal name

Centers for Foot and Ankle Care

Website

https://infootdocs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centers for Foot & Ankle Care is a privately held, multi-location podiatry practice founded in 1981 in Northwest Indiana, staffed by three board-certified podiatrists across four offices serving individual patients with foot, ankle, diabetic, and sports-related care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Podiatry Services

NAICS

Offices of Podiatrists (621391)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Foot & Ankle (HLAKALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Podiatry & Foot/Ankle Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAL), Wound Care & Limb Preservation Centers (Post-Acute) (HLADAJAM)

Keywords

• Podiatry services
• Foot and ankle care
• Diabetic foot care
• Foot surgery
• Custom orthotics

Headquarters

HQ city

Merrillville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: The practice generates revenue through medical appointments and procedures billed to insurance providers. They accept most insurance plans and welcome new patients. Services include examinations, treatments, surgeries, and therapeutic procedures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centers for Foot & Ankle Care is a multi-location podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle medical services, including heel pain treatment, ingrown toenail care, sports medicine, fungal toenail treatment, bunion surgery, diabetic foot care, shockwave therapy, foot surgery, custom orthotics, and wound care. The practice is staffed by three board-certified podiatrists and operates four office locations across Northwest Indiana, serving patients with both routine podiatric needs and advanced surgical procedures.

Product overview

Centers for Foot & Ankle Care is a podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle medical services. The practice provides a range of treatment services including heel pain treatment, ingrown toenails treatment, sports medicine, fungal toenails treatment, bunion surgery, diabetic foot care, shockwave therapy, foot surgery, custom orthotics, and wound care. The practice is staffed by three podiatrists and operates four office locations in Northwest Indiana (Merrillville, Portage, Michigan City/LaPorte, and Schererville).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heel Pain Treatment Treatment services for heel pain conditions including plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, delivered to patients experiencing heel pain.
• Ingrown Toenails Treatment Diagnosis and treatment services for ingrown toenails, provided to patients with nail-related conditions.
• Sports Medicine Treatment for sports-related foot and ankle injuries including stress fractures, Achilles tendon injuries, ankle sprains, and other trauma.
• Fungal Toenails Treatment Diagnosis and treatment of toenail fungus infections for affected patients.
• Bunion Surgery Minimally invasive bunion surgery procedures for patients with bunion deformities.
• Diabetic Foot Care Specialized care for diabetic patients including wound care, ulcer treatment, diabetic neuropathy management, and preventive foot examinations.
• Shockwave Therapy Advanced treatment therapy for foot and ankle conditions using shockwave technology.
• Foot Surgery Surgical procedures for foot deformities, bone spurs, and other foot conditions requiring operative intervention.
• Custom Orthotics Custom-made shoe inserts and foot orthotics designed for support and pain relief.
• Wound Care Specialized treatment for diabetic foot wounds, ulcers, and non-healing wounds including debridement services.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Upperline Health: PE-backed multi-state podiatry platform operating across the Southeast and Midwest with comprehensive foot and ankle care including diabetic wound management, surgery, and orthotics — a direct competitor and likely roll-up acquirer of independent regional practices like Centers for Foot & Ankle Care.
• Weil Foot & Ankle Institute: One of the largest podiatry groups in the U.S. operating dozens of locations across the Midwest with a comprehensive foot and ankle service line spanning routine care, surgery, and diabetic wound care — directly comparable in clinical scope and a leading example of scaled independent podiatry.
• CVS MinuteClinic / Oak Street Health (now CVS Health): Large retail and primary-care platforms that increasingly refer into or compete for basic foot care, diabetic foot checks, and orthotics — relevant adjacent incumbent shaping patient flow and reimbursement for independent podiatry groups.
• Foot & Ankle Specialists of the Mid-Atlantic (FASMA): Multi-location podiatry group offering full-service foot and ankle care across the Mid-Atlantic — comparable regional multi-site model with surgical, diabetic, and orthotic services similar to Centers for Foot & Ankle Care's offering.
• StrideCare: Large multi-location podiatry group offering foot and ankle surgery, diabetic limb salvage, sports medicine, and orthotics across Texas and surrounding markets — comparable in service mix and multi-site operating model, and a relevant peer given active industry consolidation.

Emerging players

• BetterPT / Swift / other podiatry tech-enabled platforms: Emerging digital and tech-enabled specialty care platforms focused on musculoskeletal and lower-extremity care — relevant adjacent emerging players whose growth could divert insured patients away from traditional independent podiatry practices.

Direct peers

• U.S. Ankle & Foot Institute: Independent multi-physician podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle care including wound care, sports medicine, and reconstructive surgery — comparable in clinical breadth and independent group practice structure.
• Ankle & Foot Centers of America: Multi-location podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle services including diabetic foot care, sports medicine, and surgery — directly comparable in clinical scope and multi-site independent practice model.
• Affiliated Foot & Ankle Surgeons: Independent multi-physician podiatry group providing surgical and non-surgical foot and ankle care — comparable in independent ownership structure, multi-physician model, and full-service clinical offering.

Regional players

• Indiana Podiatry Group (Indianapolis-area peers): Other independent Indiana-based podiatry practices such as those operating in the Indianapolis metro — comparable in service mix (diabetic foot care, surgery, orthotics) though serving a different region of the state, useful for state-level benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/infootdocs
• Facebookfacebook.com/infootdocs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/podiatric-medical-associates-p.c.

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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