Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center

What Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center does

The Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center is a privately-held, single-physician podiatry practice established in 1988 and headquartered at 1606 Wellington Avenue, Suite C, Wilmington, North Carolina. Led by Dr. Christopher C. Young, DPM, a board-certified (ABFAS) podiatrist with over 27 years of experience, the practice provides comprehensive foot and ankle medical and surgical care, including treatment of bunions, hammertoe deformities, heel pain/spurs, ingrown toenails, foot and ankle injuries, and diabetic foot complications. Surgical services emphasize specialized techniques — Dr. Young is credentialed as a master surgeon in Lapiplasty bunion correction and specializes in Arthrex minimal incision hammertoe correction — performed on an out-patient basis at Novant Health Cape Fear Hospital, Novant Health New Hanover Medical Center, and Wilmington Surgcare. The practice also provides advanced wound care and skin graft substitutes through a staff podiatrist role at Novant Health New Hanover Wound Care.

The underlying technology stack is deliberately modest: in-office digital X-ray for immediate diagnostic imaging, custom-made orthotics dispensed on-site, downloadable PDF patient forms (HIPAA, new patient paperwork, update form), and a static informational website. There is no mobile app, no API, no patient portal, no online scheduling, and no telehealth capability documented. Patient acquisition flows through physician referrals (a dedicated PDF referral form is offered to the medical community), direct phone-based appointment scheduling, and local reputation/Yellow Pages reviews, with marketing channels essentially limited to community reputation and referral relationships rather than digital performance marketing.

The revenue model is professional-services billing under fee-for-service insurance reimbursement (most major plans accepted and filed), augmented by a small hardware/medical-device revenue stream from custom orthotics. Customers are individual patients of all ages concentrated in the Wilmington, NC coastal region (including Hampstead, Leland, Topsail Beach, Havelock, and Carolina Beach), with secondary cohorts in diabetic foot care and chronic wound management. The practice is independently owned with no disclosed parent company, no funding rounds, no venture backing, and no evidence of institutional investment.

Name

Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center

Legal name

The Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center

Website

https://capefearfoot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center is a privately-held, single-physician podiatry practice in Wilmington, NC, founded in 1988, providing comprehensive foot and ankle medical and surgical care — including Lapiplasty bunion correction, Arthrex hammertoe surgery, wound care, and custom orthotics — to patients across the southeastern North Carolina coastal region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Podiatric Medical Services

NAICS

Offices of Podiatrists (621391)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Foot & Ankle (HLAKALAG)

Keywords

• Podiatric medical care
• Foot and ankle surgery
• Diabetic wound care
• Custom orthotics services
• Bunion correction surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical Podiatric Services: Direct patient care revenue from podiatric consultations, treatments, and surgical procedures performed in office and at hospital/surgery center facilities. Accepts and files most insurance plans.
2. Medical Devices and Supplies: Revenue from provision of custom-made orthotics and other medical devices/supplies to patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center is a single-physician podiatric medical practice that provides foot and ankle medical care, diagnosis, and surgical services. Offerings include treatment of bunions, hammertoes, heel pain/spurs, ingrown toenails, diabetic foot complications, and chronic wounds, supplemented by in-office digital X-rays, custom-made orthotics, and advanced wound care with skin graft substitutes. Surgical procedures are performed in outpatient settings at affiliated hospital and surgery center facilities.

Product overview

Cape Fear Foot & Ankle Center is a single-physician podiatry practice offering comprehensive foot and ankle medical and surgical care. The practice operates as a unified service offering centered on podiatric care and surgery, supplemented by in-office diagnostic capabilities (digital X-rays), custom orthotics dispensing, and specialized wound care treatments. The core product is the podiatric care and surgery service, which encompasses treatment of conditions including bunions, diabetic foot problems, wounds/ulcers, hammertoe deformity, heel pain/spurs, ingrown toenails, and foot/ankle injuries. Surgical procedures are performed at out-patient hospital or surgery center settings. The practice also offers downloadable patient forms and a physician referral program as administrative services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Podiatric Care and Surgery

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Novant Health New Hanover Medical CentercoreOthersDr. Young is a senior staff physician at Novant Health New Hanover Medical Center, performing surgeries at this facility and the Cape Fear Hospital campus.
• Novant Health New Hanover Wound CarecoreOthersDr. Young serves as the Staff Podiatrist at Novant Health New Hanover Wound Care, providing specialized wound care services.
• Wilmington SurgcareminorOthersOut-patient surgical procedures performed at Wilmington Surgcare surgery center.
• American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS)minorOthersProfessional association membership - board certification body for foot and ankle surgeons.
• American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)minorOthersProfessional association membership - national podiatric medical association.
• North Carolina Podiatric Medical Association (NCPMA)minorOthersProfessional association membership - state-level podiatric medical association for North Carolina.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• US Foot and Ankle Specialists: PE-backed, multi-site podiatry platform aggregating regional foot and ankle practices. Comparable on service mix and patient profile, but operates at significantly greater scale with corporate infrastructure Cape Fear lacks.
• Rothman Orthopaedic Institute: Large multi-site orthopedic group with foot and ankle subspecialists. Comparable on musculoskeletal foot/ankle surgical services, but operates a much broader orthopedic portfolio across many geographies.
• Cleveland Clinic Foot and Ankle: Hospital-based foot and ankle service within a major academic health system. Comparable in offering surgical and non-surgical podiatric care, but operates at vastly greater scale and complexity than a solo community practice.
• Foot & Ankle Specialists of the Mid-Atlantic (FASMA): Multi-location podiatry group covering the Mid-Atlantic US with comprehensive surgical and conservative foot/ankle care. Comparable in clinical scope, but operates a network of offices rather than a single location.
• Hospital for Special Surgery - Foot & Ankle Service: Specialty orthopedic hospital with dedicated foot and ankle surgical service. Comparable in clinical sophistication and procedural focus, but serves as a tertiary referral destination rather than a community practice.

Regional players

• Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine: Regional health system orthopedic service line within the same Novant Health network Dr. Young is affiliated with. Comparable on patient population and Wilmington geography, but offers broader orthopedic services beyond podiatry.

Direct peers

• Premier Foot & Ankle Center: Independent multi-provider podiatry practice providing surgical and conservative foot/ankle care. Closely comparable on practice model (specialty podiatry), patient segments, and revenue mix.
• Weil Foot & Ankle Institute: Multi-location podiatry specialty practice offering foot and ankle surgical care with a similar service mix (bunions, hammertoes, wound care, custom orthotics). Most directly comparable single-specialty podiatry peer with comparable procedural depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cape-fear-foot-&-ankle-center

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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