California Podiatric Medical Association

What California Podiatric Medical Association does

The California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) is a nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1912 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, representing Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPMs) licensed in California. The association operates a tripartite membership structure where individual membership automatically spans local component chapters (18 geographic societies stretching from California's northern to southern border), the state CPMA, and the national American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). CPMA's stated mission is advocacy on behalf of podiatric physicians and their patients, with explicit emphasis that it is the only organization performing this function in California and has been the driver behind every pro-podiatric medicine bill that has become California state law.

CPMA's core product surface is a membership services platform consisting of an online membership management portal, the public Find-a-Podiatrist search directory (where members can list up to three practice locations), and The Western Foot and Ankle Conference — an annual flagship podiatric conference with the 2026 edition scheduled for June 25-28 at the Disneyland Hotel and Convention Center. Supporting service offerings include a Legal Resource Center, Reimbursement Assistance program (reported to have saved members millions through intervention with Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private payers), Legislative Advocacy services, an Online Radiology Training Program, an E-Prescribing Compliance Resource Center, a Career Center & Marketplace for job postings and practice/equipment sales, and CalPPAC — a wholly-owned Political Action Committee supporting pro-podiatric candidates. The technology stack is conventional association/web-platform tooling with no proprietary AI/ML components disclosed.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: (1) recurring annual membership dues across five tiers (Postgraduate, Associate, Active, Senior, and Life members) with a promotional 50% off first-year discount; (2) registration and exhibition revenue from The Western Foot and Ankle Conference and other events such as NorCal One Voice; (3) tiered Corporate Membership subscription fees from industry partners including Arthrex, PICA, Bach Diagnostics, Bako, Organogenesis, and Smith & Nephew (with up to 15% PICA professional liability insurance discount bundled); and (4) transaction/listing fees from the Career Center & Marketplace. Customer segments are horizontally organized by career stage (students, residents/fellows, associate practitioners 0-4 years, active practitioners 5+ years, semi-retired, fully retired), plus a separate business-unit segment of corporate industry partners. CPMA is governed by a 2025-2026 Board of Directors under President Arman A. Kirakosian, DPM, with day-to-day operations led by Executive Director Michael J. Cornelison, DPM, FACFAS, supported by a small staff of approximately four named personnel.

Name

California Podiatric Medical Association

Legal name

California Podiatric Medical Association

Website

https://calpma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) is a Sacramento-headquartered, 1912-founded nonprofit professional membership association representing licensed podiatric physicians (DPMs) in California through tripartite membership across 18 local chapters, the state CPMA, and national APMA. It provides advocacy, legal/reimbursement support, education, and the annual Western Foot and Ankle Conference.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Membership Dues: CPMA generates primary revenue from annual membership dues paid by podiatric physicians. Membership categories include Postgraduate (students, residents, fellows), Associate (first four years of practice), Active (five or more years), Senior, and Life members. Dues are tax deductible.
2. Event Registration - The Western Foot and Ankle Conference: CPMA hosts The Western Foot and Ankle Conference, a major annual event generating revenue through registration fees. The 2026 conference is scheduled for June 25-28 at Disneyland Hotel and Convention Center.
3. Corporate Membership Program: Companies pay to become corporate members, receiving brand visibility, access to the podiatric medical community, and marketing opportunities. Presidential Corporate Members and Associate Corporate Members receive tiered benefits.
4. Career Center & Marketplace: CPMA operates a career center and marketplace platform for job postings, practice sales/purchases, equipment sales, and vacation property rentals, likely generating transaction or listing fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CPMA is a nonprofit professional membership association that represents Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPMs) licensed in California, delivering annual membership subscriptions, legislative and regulatory advocacy, reimbursement/payment intervention with payers, legal resources, continuing education discounts, malpractice insurance discounts, and a public Find-a-Podiatrist directory, supported by an annual clinical conference (The Western Foot and Ankle Conference) and a state-level political action committee (CalPPAC). Its principal sellable offerings are Individual Membership, Corporate Membership, The Western Conference registration, the Career Center and Marketplace, and the Online Podiatric Radiology Training Program.

Product overview

California Podiatric Medical Association operates a membership-based professional association platform rather than a single software product. The core offering includes a membership management platform, public Find-a-Podiatrist search tool, Career Center & Marketplace for job postings and practice sales, and The Western Foot and Ankle Conference. Supporting services include Legal Resource Center, Reimbursement Assistance, Legislative Advocacy, CalPPAC political action committee, Radiology Training Program, E-Prescribing compliance resources, and Humanitarian/Volunteer programs for student engagement. These offerings work together to support California's podiatric physicians through advocacy, education, practice management assistance, and professional community building.

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Products and services

• CPMA Individual Membership Annual subscription membership for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine licensed in California, providing legislative advocacy, reimbursement assistance, legal resources, malpractice insurance discount (up to 15% via PICA), CME discounts, public Find-a-Podiatrist directory listing, and automatic inclusion in the national APMA tripartite membership.
• CPMA Corporate Membership Recurring corporate sponsorship tier providing name recognition, brand loyalty, market awareness, sales opportunities, and access to the CPMA community and conferences. Visible Presidential Corporate Members include Arthrex, PICA, Bach Diagnostics, and Bako.
• The Western Foot and Ankle Conference Multi-day clinical and practice management conference for podiatric physicians held annually in California, with registration sold to attendees, exhibit/sponsorship packages sold to corporate partners, and CME programming.
• CPMA Career Center and Marketplace Web-based job board and marketplace through which podiatric physicians and practice employers post positions, search talent, buy and sell practices, list equipment, and rent vacation property; generates listing/transaction revenue for CPMA.
• Online Podiatric Radiology Training Program E-learning program delivered through CPMA's online portal that trains podiatric physicians and staff in podiatric radiology; enrollment sold as a discrete training offering.

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ArthrexflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPresidential Corporate Member. Global medical device company and leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Has pioneered the field of arthroscopy and develops more than 1,000 innovative products and procedures each year. Corporate mission: Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better.
• PICAflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPresidential Corporate Member. Nation's leading provider of medical professional liability insurance for podiatric physicians for over 39 years. Rated A Excellent by A.M. Best Company. Endorsed by APMA, ACFAS, ACFAOM, and several state podiatric medical associations. Offers up to 15% discount to CPMA members.
• Bach DiagnosticscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPresidential Corporate Member. Multi-specialty pathology group performing clinical pathology and diagnostics surgical pathology. Services cover podiatric pathology, dermatopathology, gastrointestinal pathology. 100% owned and operated by physician/pathologist. CLIA certified and CAP accredited.
• BakocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPresidential Corporate Member. Premier provider of diagnostic and therapeutic services focusing on skin, soft tissue and bone of the lower extremity. Provides pathology intelligence to enable better patient care.
• OrganogenesisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate Member providing products and services to the podiatric medical community.
• Smith & NephewminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociate Corporate Member. Designs and manufactures technology to help patients perform at their fullest potential. Supports healthcare professionals to return patients to health and mobility.
• American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational podiatric medical association. CPMA's tripartite membership automatically includes APMA membership, providing support at local, state, and national levels. APMA provides national advocacy, publications including Journal of APMA, and additional member benefits.
• California School of Podiatric Medicine (CSPM) at Samuel Merritt UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of California's two podiatric medical schools. Students eligible for CPMA membership. CSPM runs student-run clinics including UC Davis Student Run Clinics, Berkeley Suitcase Clinic, St. Vincent de Paul Clinic, and San Ysidro Medical Mission Trip.
• Western University of Health Sciences - College of Podiatric MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of California's two podiatric medical schools. Students eligible for CPMA membership. Home to multiple student clubs including Podiatric Research Club, AAWP, SCPMSA, AASPM, ACFAS, ACPM, PCHAT, and AAPPM student chapters.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• New York State Podiatric Medical Association: State-level professional membership association for podiatric physicians in New York. Closest direct peer to CPMA given comparable structure: state advocacy, CME conferences, tripartite alignment with APMA, and tiered membership dues.
• Florida Podiatric Medical Association: Florida's state podiatric medical association, one of the largest in the country by membership. Directly comparable to CPMA in advocacy, conference hosting (FPMA Annual Scientific Conference), and corporate partnership programs serving DPMs.
• Texas Podiatric Medical Association: State podiatric medical association serving Texas DPMs with similar advocacy, CME, and tripartite APMA structure. Comparable large-state peer with comparable member tiers, conferences, and corporate sponsorship ecosystem.
• Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association: State podiatric medical association for Pennsylvania DPMs, sharing CPMA's tripartite model, tiered membership, annual conference, and legislative advocacy focus. A direct mid-size state peer useful for benchmarking dues and event economics.
• Michigan Podiatric Medical Association: State-level podiatric medical association serving Michigan DPMs. Comparable mid-size state peer with similar tripartite APMA alignment, advocacy priorities, and an annual CME conference model analogous to The Western.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: National specialty society for foot and ankle surgeons with overlapping CME, advocacy, and conference offerings. Comparable on member-benefit design (CME, practice resources, publications) and on serving as a Presidential Corporate Member touchpoint for CPMA partners like Arthrex and PICA.
• American Podiatric Medical Association: National umbrella organization that CPMA's tripartite structure automatically enrolls members into. Comparable as the apex advocacy and CE body for the profession, with publications (Journal of APMA) and national scope that frames CPMA's state-level role.

Regional players

• California Medical Association: California's broad state medical society representing MDs/DOs. Comparable as a California-based physician advocacy and member-services organization with CME, legal resources, and lobbying, though at a much larger scale and broader specialty scope than CPMA.

Emerging players

• American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine: Specialty society focused on the orthopedic and medical side of podiatric practice. Comparable as an adjacent DPM-facing professional association offering CME, advocacy, and practice resources that partially overlap CPMA's member-benefit stack.

Others

• American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine: Membership organization for the U.S. podiatric medical schools (including CPMA's partner schools CSPM and WesternU). Comparable as an ecosystem peer touching CPMA's pipeline, student recruitment, and CME/research content rather than competing for the same practicing-DPM dues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpmatweets
• Facebookfacebook.com/CalPMA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/9154846

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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