Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers

What Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers does

Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers is a private, multi-location podiatry practice serving patients across the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Missouri and Illinois. Founded in the late 1990s, the practice has grown from two providers and two clinics to 11 providers operating across 8-9 office locations, including sites in Alton, Edwardsville, Highland, and O'Fallon, Illinois and Bridgeton, Tesson Ferry, St. Peters, Watson Road, and Florissant, Missouri. The practice is a member of US Foot & Ankle Specialists (USFAS), the largest podiatry group in the United States, an affiliation formed in September 2022 that connects Next Step to a national specialist network, centralized billing infrastructure, and broader organizational resources.

Name

Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers

Legal name

Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers

Website

https://nextstepfootdocs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Podiatry Services

NAICS

Offices of Podiatrists (621391)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Foot & Ankle (HLAKALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Podiatry & Foot/Ankle Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAL)

Keywords

• Podiatry services
• Foot and ankle care
• Bunion correction
• Custom orthotics
• Diabetic foot care

Headquarters

HQ city

Alton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Podiatry Services: Revenue generated from comprehensive foot and ankle medical services including consultations, examinations, treatments, and surgical procedures. Services are billed through insurance or self-pay.
2. Custom Orthotics and Diabetic Shoes: Sale of custom orthotics, bracing, and diabetic footwear. Self-pay promotional pricing available for additional pairs.
3. Tolcylen Antifungal Solution: Sale of proprietary antifungal/nail renewal solution. Available exclusively at Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers, no prescription required.
4. Vircin Wart Treatment: Sale of Vircin wart treatment product containing immuno-modulator, antiviral, and salicylic acid.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers is a multi-location podiatry practice delivering comprehensive foot and ankle medical care, including diagnostic examinations, conservative treatments, and advanced surgical procedures such as Lapiplasty 3D Bunion Correction and MoveWright Total Ankle Replacement. The practice also dispenses custom orthotics, bracing, diabetic footwear, and proprietary retail products (Tolcylen Antifungal Solution and Vircin Wart Treatment) directly to patients.

Product overview

Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers is a podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle care through multiple service lines. The practice provides core podiatric medical services including treatment for conditions such as Achilles tendon injuries, arthritis, bunions, calluses, corns, diabetic foot care, fungal toenails, hammertoes, heel pain, ingrown toenails, plantar fasciitis, sports injuries, surgery, total ankle replacement, and wound care. The practice specializes in advanced surgical procedures including Lapiplasty® 3D Bunion Correction, LapiFuse™ Bunion Procedure, and MoveWright™ Total Ankle Replacement. Additionally, the practice offers retail health products including Tolcylen™ Antifungal Solution and Vircin™ Wart Treatment. The practice also provides custom orthotics, bracing solutions (Moore Balance, Arizona AFOs), and diabetic shoes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lapiplasty 3D Bunion Correction Patented surgical procedure that corrects bunions in three dimensions using titanium plating technology to address the root biomechanical cause, allowing patients to walk within days of surgery. For patients with symptomatic bunion deformity.
• LapiFuse Bunion Procedure Bunion correction system designed to preserve toe length, reduce pain, and maintain natural foot appearance while reducing the likelihood of bunion recurrence. For patients seeking bunion correction with cosmetic and functional preservation.
• MoveWright Total Ankle Replacement Advanced total ankle replacement procedure that relieves pain, restores joint motion, and allows patients to return to activity in approximately six weeks, performed by Dr. Lindsay Barth. For patients with end-stage ankle arthritis or severe ankle joint damage.
• General Podiatry Medical Services Comprehensive diagnostic, conservative, and surgical podiatric services covering a wide range of acute and chronic lower extremity conditions for patients of all ages across multiple clinic locations.
• Custom Orthotics, Bracing, and Diabetic Shoes Custom orthotics, bracing solutions (including Moore Balance and Arizona AFOs), and diabetic footwear dispensed in-office, with self-pay promotional pricing available for additional pairs of custom orthotics.
• Tolcylen Antifungal Solution Proprietary branded antifungal and nail renewal solution combining FDA-approved antifungal agents with cosmetic and restorative ingredients to treat fungal toenail infections and improve nail appearance. Available exclusively at Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers without a prescription.
• Vircin Wart Treatment Triple-action topical wart treatment combining an immuno-modulator, antiviral, and salicylic acid to treat plantar and common warts caused by HPV, with reported clearance of plantar warts in 88% of patients in clinical studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patients able to walk within days of Lapiplasty bunion surgery
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• US Foot & Ankle Specialists (USFAS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn September 2022, Next Step Foot and Ankle Centers joined US Foot & Ankle Specialists, the largest podiatry group in the country. This partnership enhances their ability to deliver high-quality care by providing access to expanded resources, advanced technologies, and a network of leading specialists.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Large national hospital system that employs podiatric surgeons and competes for orthopedic/lower-extremity surgical cases. Broad incumbent with overlapping surgical service lines in the same geographies.
• Privia Health Group: National medical group platform enabling independent physician practices including podiatry to operate with shared infrastructure, payer contracting, and technology. Comparable as a platform-level enabler of multi-specialty ambulatory practices.
• Tenet Healthcare: National hospital and ambulatory care operator that includes USPI surgical centers, many of which host podiatric procedures. Broad incumbent providing a competing outlet for advanced foot/ankle surgical cases.

Others

• US Foot & Ankle Specialists (USFAS): Parent organization and the largest podiatry group in the United States, having acquired Next Step in September 2022. Provides the network, capital, and technology platform context against which Next Step's standalone operations should be benchmarked.

Direct peers

• InStride Foot & Ankle: Multi-state podiatry group practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle care across numerous locations in the southeastern US. Directly comparable multi-location podiatry model with similar physician recruiting, surgical, and orthotics revenue streams.
• Weil Foot & Ankle Institute: Large multi-location podiatry practice based in the Chicago/Illinois area offering advanced surgical procedures including Lapiplasty, custom orthotics, and diabetic foot care. Directly comparable multi-site podiatry model with similar specialty surgical focus and insurance-based revenue mix.

Regional players

• Hoosier Foot & Ankle: Multi-provider podiatry group serving the Indianapolis/Indiana market with surgical, orthotic, and diabetic foot care offerings. Comparable regional podiatry platform with similar service mix and physician-driven model.
• Midwest Podiatry Centers: Multi-location podiatry practice serving the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area with surgical, diabetic care, and orthotic services. Comparable Midwest regional podiatry platform with similar service mix but geographically distinct territory.
• Foot & Ankle Specialists of Ohio: Multi-provider podiatry group practice serving central Ohio offering surgical and conservative foot/ankle care. Comparable regional multi-location model with similar insurance-driven revenue base, but operating in a different regional market.
• Ankle & Foot Medical Group of Florida: Multi-location podiatry group operating in Florida offering comprehensive surgical and conservative foot/ankle care. Comparable multi-site podiatry model with similar physician group structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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