Dr. Basem Halaka , MD, DPM
Podiatrist โข Clearwater, FL
13600 Icot Blvd Bldg A
Clearwater, FL 337603703
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NPI assigned on June 6, 2017; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,057 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 11042 โ Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less: 306 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 252 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 185 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 274 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Doxycycline Hyclate โ 71 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ketoconazole โ 68 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ciclopirox โ 43 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Clearwater, FL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,106. Middle half: 838 to 3,498.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Florida (2024, 472 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,481. Middle half: 683 to 2,876.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 685 in 2020 to 1,057 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
13600 Icot Blvd Bldg A
Clearwater, FL 337603703
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Trinity, FL. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 3 distinct group names: Foot Forward Podiatry Pc; Medical Services Corp Of Florida; One Foot Forward Podiatry Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
New York College Of Podiatric Medicine
2017
What Public CMS Data Show
Podiatrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
172 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $76,981 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $59,506 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
323 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$18,880 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $709.98 across 10 records.
By nature of payment
- Long term medical supply or device loan: $394.59 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $315.39 across 9 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation: $394.59 across 1 record.
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $182.42 across 3 records.
- Organogenesis Inc.: $57.51 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
9 years (graduated 2017)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2017
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Halaka has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Halaka as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Clearwater and Florida
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Clearwater, FL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,106. Middle half: 838 to 3,498.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Florida (2024, 472 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,481. Middle half: 683 to 2,876.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Clearwater, FL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $84,467. Middle half: $63,696 to $141,953.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Florida (2024, 472 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $107,237. Middle half: $46,617 to $193,052.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Clearwater, FL (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $59,955. Middle half: $43,503 to $101,896.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Florida (2024, 472 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $78,335. Middle half: $34,335 to $143,577.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Clearwater, FL (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 93. Middle half: 34 to 263.
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Florida (2024, 414 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 195. Middle half: 66 to 396.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Clearwater, FL (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,033. Middle half: $319 to $6,544.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Podiatrist in Florida (2024, 414 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,118. Middle half: $981 to $10,021.
24 active clinicians are listed under Podiatrist with a practice address in Clearwater, FL (769 in Florida).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Clearwater
0% of these 24 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
50% of these 24 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 54% from 685 in 2020 to 1,057 in 2024.
- 2020: 685
- 2021: 3,312
- 2022: 618
- 2023: 865
- 2024: 1,057
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 170% from $28,481 in 2020 to $76,981 in 2024.
- 2020: $28,481
- 2021: $129,150
- 2022: $39,922
- 2023: $57,548
- 2024: $76,981
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 161% from $22,786 in 2020 to $59,506 in 2024.
- 2020: $22,786
- 2021: $96,227
- 2022: $30,422
- 2023: $45,293
- 2024: $59,506
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 18 in 2018 to 274 in 2024.
- 2018: 18
- 2021: 243
- 2022: 261
- 2023: 309
- 2024: 274
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 18 in 2018 to 323 in 2024.
- 2018: 18
- 2021: 284
- 2022: 345
- 2023: 366
- 2024: 323
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $334 in 2018 to $18,880 in 2024.
- 2018: $334
- 2021: $7,893
- 2022: $8,281
- 2023: $16,368
- 2024: $18,880
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $124.21 in 2021 to $709.98 in 2025.
- 2021: $124.21
- 2022: $273.91
- 2023: $369.90
- 2024: $276.99
- 2025: $709.98
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $709.98.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Long term medical supply or device loan
In-kind items and services
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Cytal | General | $394.59 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GRAFIX PL | General | $136.84 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX | General | $32.48 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX | General | $25.03 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRAVIX | General | $23.86 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RENASYS TOUCH | General | $21.72 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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NUZYRA | General | $20.89 |
| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $20.28 |
| BioWound Solutions, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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bio-ConneKt | General | $19.25 |
| MIMEDX Group, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $15.04 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2019โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2020โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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11042
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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306 | 55 | $140.00 | $59.31 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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252 | 66 | $120.00 | $64.45 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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185 | 59 | $100.00 | $76.94 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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78 | 66 | $160.00 | $128.03 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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71 | 33 | $120.00 | $87.91 |
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11045
Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less
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59 | 13 | $50.00 | $25.25 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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57 | 33 | $150.00 | $94.82 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $225.00 | $130.47 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $195.00 | $80.88 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $195.00 | $108.31 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 71 | 625 | $529.53 | 64 |
| Ketoconazole | Ketoconazole | 68 | 2,174 | $1,671.06 | 36 |
| Ciclopirox | Ciclopirox | 43 | 2,140 | $1,639.60 | 28 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 33 | 305 | $242.97 | 24 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 17 | 183 | $138.50 | 14 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 15 | 222 | $116.93 | 14 |
| Santyl | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 15 | 450 | $14,306.78 | โ |
| Ammonium Lactate | Ammonium Lactate | 12 | 508 | $234.74 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-12-14NUCC Taxonomy Code: 213E00000X
A podiatrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. Podiatrists diagnose and treat foot diseases and deformities. They perform medical, surgical and other operative procedures, prescribe corrective devices and prescribe and administer drugs and physical therapy.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PODIATRY
I20250429000751
PA
0749605673
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
One Foot Forward Podiatry Pc
25 N 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 191062104
Phone: 2676357092
Medical Services Corp Of Florida
5245 N Socrum Loop Rd, Lakeland, FL 338094253
Phone: 2393661948
Foot Forward Podiatry Pc
918 James St, Syracuse, NY 132032503
Phone: 6469210907
Secondary Practice Locations
11813 Trevally Loop, Apt 206
Trinity, FL 346550051
Phone: 7404176483
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Podiatrist
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Podiatrist - Foot & Ankle Surgery
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Podiatrist
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Podiatrist
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Podiatrist - Foot & Ankle Surgery
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Podiatrist - Foot Surgery
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 13600 ICOT BLVD BLDG A, CLEARWATER, FL 337603703 (Tel: 7277966900)
Registered at 11813 TREVALLY LOOP, APT 206, TRINITY, FL 346550051 (Tel: 7404176483)
Podiatrist (license number reported to NPPES: FL PO4200)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 12 N 7TH AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 105502026 (Tel: (914) 361-6442)
Registered at 12 N 7TH AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 105502026 (Tel: 9143616442)
Recorded as BASEM HALAKA, MD,DPM
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Podiatrists in Clearwater
- Dr. Wayne Goldstein, DPM
- Dr. Lee Smith, DPM
- Dr. Naomi Marsh, DPM
- Dr. Lisa Parsons, DPM
- Dr. Ferdinand Kussel, DPM
- Dr. Jennifer Morancy, DPM
Mailing Address
12 N 7th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 105502026
Phone: 9143616442