What Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco & Plano does

Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco, Little Elm, and McKinney is a physician-owned podiatry practice founded in 2001 by Dr. Horst P. Knapp and Dr. Mojgan Tavakoli, operating three clinic locations in the North Texas suburbs of Frisco, Little Elm, and McKinney. The practice delivers comprehensive foot and ankle care, treating sports injuries, bunions, hammertoe, diabetic foot complications, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, nail disorders, pediatric conditions, and emergency trauma across patients of all ages. Service delivery channels include scheduled in-office appointments, telemedicine visits, and same-day emergency slots, with insurance and self-pay accepted.

The clinical technology stack is differentiated for a community podiatry practice: weight-bearing 3D CT imaging, lower extremity MRI, digital X-ray, and diagnostic ultrasound are performed in-office, while treatment modalities include LAPIPLASTY 3D bunion correction using IntelliGuide Patient Specific Instrumentation, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, CLARIX FLO regenerative injections, PinPointe FootLaser for fungal nails, and KeryFlex nail restoration. The current provider team comprises four board-certified podiatrists, including Dr. Tavakoli (noted as having performed more Lapiplasty surgeries than any female surgeon in the U.S.) and Dr. Knapp (former chief of surgery at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Centennial). The practice generates revenue through fee-for-service clinical and surgical care reimbursed by insurance plus self-pay patients, with patient acquisition diversified across local SEO, social media on five platforms, blog content, Vimeo webinars, Healthgrades/Vitals listings, and Good Morning Texas earned media. Dr. Tavakoli was named D-Magazine 'Best Doctor in Collin County 2024.'

Name

Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco & Plano

Legal name

Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco, Little Elm, and McKinney

Website

https://dfwfoot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco, Little Elm, and McKinney is a physician-owned multi-location podiatry practice in North Texas, founded in 2001, with four board-certified podiatrists providing comprehensive foot and ankle care including advanced bunion surgery, regenerative medicine, and in-office imaging.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Podiatry Services

NAICS

Offices of Podiatrists (621391)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

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 surgery
• Shockwave therapy treatment
• Diabetic foot care

Headquarters

HQ city

Frisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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. Clinical Services Revenue: Revenue generated from podiatric clinical services including consultations, examinations, diagnostic imaging, surgical procedures, and follow-up care. Services are billed through insurance or paid directly by self-pay patients.
2. Surgical Procedures: Revenue from foot and ankle surgical procedures including LAPIPLASTY bunion correction, reconstructive surgery, and other surgical interventions.
3. Advanced Treatment Services: Revenue from advanced treatments including Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, regenerative medicine injections, laser fungal nail treatment, and KeryFlex nail restoration.
4. Imaging Services: Revenue from diagnostic imaging services including X-rays, CT scans, MRI, and ultrasound performed in-office.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco, Little Elm, and McKinney is a multi-location podiatry practice providing comprehensive foot and ankle medical care, including advanced surgical bunion correction (LAPIPLASTY® with Patient Specific Instrumentation), extracorporeal shockwave therapy, regenerative medicine injections, laser fungal nail treatment, nail restoration, in-office advanced imaging (3D CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray), sports medicine, wound care, pediatric care, and same-day emergency appointments for patients of all ages.

Product overview

Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco, Little Elm, & McKinney is a multi-location podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle care. The practice operates as a unified healthcare service with core treatment offerings that include LAPIPLASTY® Bunion Correction with Patient Specific Instrumentation (using advanced 3D scanning technology), Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), KeryFlex™ Nail Restoration, CLARIX® FLO regenerative medicine injections, and PinPointe™ FootLaser for fungal nail treatment. Supporting services include comprehensive imaging (3D CT, MRI, digital X-ray, ultrasound), sports medicine, emergency care, wound care, and pediatric care. The practice is led by four board-certified podiatrists serving patients across three Texas locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LAPIPLASTY® Bunion Correction: Advanced 3D-guided bunion correction procedure with Patient Specific Instrumentation (IntelliGuide™ PSI)
• PinPointe™ FootLaser
• CLARIX® FLO
• KeryFlex™ Nail Restoration
• Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)

Products and services

• LAPIPLASTY® Bunion Correction with Patient Specific Instrumentation A 3D-guided surgical bunion correction procedure using IntelliGuide™ Patient Specific Instrumentation that creates custom surgical guides based on the patient's unique foot anatomy, enabling personalized surgical planning and execution for patients with bunion deformities.
• Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) A non-invasive treatment using shockwave energy to break up scar tissue and promote healing of chronic plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy, with reported 57-80% good or excellent results.
• KeryFlex™ Nail Restoration System A cosmetic nail restoration procedure that uses a medical-grade composite resin with antifungal properties to repair discolored and disfigured toenails, providing immediate cosmetic enhancement while allowing natural nail growth.
• CLARIX® FLO Regenerative Medicine A regenerative medicine injection therapy that delivers growth factors to promote healing and repair of damaged soft tissue in the foot and ankle, used for conditions including plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, ankle sprains, and osteoarthritis.
• PinPointe™ FootLaser for Fungal Nail Treatment A laser treatment system that uses targeted pulses of light energy to eliminate fungal infections in toenails by reaching and destroying fungus embedded in the nail bed without harming surrounding tissue.
• Imaging Services Comprehensive in-office diagnostic imaging including Weight Bearing 3D CT, Lower Extremity MRI, Digital X-ray, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Deep Vein Thrombosis Surveillance, Peripheral Arterial Disease Diagnostic, and Peripheral Neuropathy Testing.
• Emergency Foot and Ankle Care Same-day urgent care for foot and ankle problems including sprains, fractures, infections, dislocations, tendon injuries, foreign body removal, and severe foot pain, positioned as a lower-cost alternative to the ER.
• Sports Medicine Specialized treatment for sports-related lower-extremity injuries including Achilles tendinitis, Achilles tendon rupture, bursitis, bunions in athletes, joint dislocations, sprains, and stress fractures.
• Wound Care Professional treatment for various types of foot and ankle wounds including scrapes, cuts, abscesses, blisters, burns, insect bites, punctures, lacerations, and wounds from foreign bodies or ingrown toenails.
• Pediatric Care Specialized podiatric care for children including treatment for juvenile bunions, pediatric heel pain (including Sever's disease), plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendonitis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 57-80% good or excellent results with ESWT treatment for plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy, with patients experiencing complete or near complete relief of pain with 1-3 sessions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baylor Scott & White Health: Baylor Scott & White Health is a major not-for-profit health system with hospitals and physician practices across North Texas (including the Centennial campus where Dr. Knapp previously served as Chief of Surgery). Comparable as a broad incumbent providing podiatric and orthopedic services in the same region.
• HCA Healthcare: HCA Healthcare is one of the largest U.S. hospital and outpatient care operators, with affiliated ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices including orthopedic and podiatric services in Texas. Relevant as a broad incumbent that competes for outpatient surgical and specialty referrals.
• Tenet Healthcare: Tenet Healthcare operates hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and USPI outpatient facilities across Texas, including services overlapping with podiatric surgery and orthopedic care. Functions as a broader incumbent competitor in the North Texas outpatient market.
• Cleveland Clinic Foot & Ankle: Cleveland Clinic operates a nationally recognized Foot & Ankle program with advanced surgical, sports medicine, and diabetic foot care services. Comparable as a benchmark broad incumbent setting the standard for advanced foot and ankle specialty care referenced by independent practices.

Direct peers

• Foot & Ankle Associates of North Texas: Foot & Ankle Associates of North Texas is a multi-physician podiatry practice serving the North Texas region with comprehensive foot and ankle care, including surgical procedures and sports medicine. It directly competes in the same geographic catchment as Foot & Ankle Centers of Frisco & Plano.
• US Foot & Ankle Specialists: US Foot & Ankle Specialists is a private-equity-backed podiatry platform operating multiple clinic locations across the U.S., including Texas. It competes directly with multi-location podiatry groups via consolidation, marketing scale, and a similar mix of surgical, sports medicine, and diabetic foot care services.
• StrideCare: StrideCare is a multi-location podiatry and foot & ankle surgery group operating across the Dallas-Fort Worth region, offering advanced bunion correction, sports medicine, and diabetic foot care. It is the most direct local peer to Foot & Ankle Centers given overlapping DFW geography, similar service mix, and shared surgical specialties.
• Podiatry Associates: Podiatry Associates is a multi-physician podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle care including surgery, sports medicine, and diabetic foot care. It is comparable in business model (multi-doctor specialty practice) and service mix to Foot & Ankle Centers.

Regional players

• Texas Foot and Ankle Associates: Texas Foot and Ankle Associates is a multi-location podiatry group operating across Texas with surgical and conservative foot care offerings. Comparable as a regional Texas podiatry competitor with similar clinical services.

Others

• Treace Medical Concepts: Treace Medical Concepts is the medical device company behind the Lapiplasty procedure and Patient Specific Instrumentation used by Foot & Ankle Centers. Relevant as an enabling partner/supplier rather than a direct competitor, providing the proprietary technology that differentiates the practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FootAnkleDFW
• Facebookfacebook.com/dfwfoot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foot-ankle-center-of-frisco-littleelm-mckinney

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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