David B Alper, DPM

I recently visited Dr. Alper for ingrown toe-​nails — or so I thought! Turns out I just have wide feet and wear shoes that are too narrow. I wouldn’t have figured this out were it not for Dr. Alper telling me. He trimmed my toenails while I was there to take some of the pressure off while they heal. My appointment was quick and easy, and Dr. Alper was courteous, funny, and kind. I will definitely go back in the future if the need arises!

Great. Ingrown toenail gone In seconds. Nice guy. 100% recommend. Staff was great.
Starting from the beginning, I walked in and was greeted by the friendly staff. They called us over and took information. Within minutes, Dr. Alper came out it was ready for me. We went to a room, asked a few questions, and examined a few things. The first second he saw my toenail, he knew exactly what he was going to do, and the procedure he would take. The minor surgery lasted five minutes, and I was out walking again normally. Hundred percent recommend. He’s a funny guy that knows his stuff.

My visit to Dr. Alper’s office was a great experience! His staff was very helpful and friendly, helping with my insurance and scheduling questions. Dr. Alper is very friendly, funny, and super knowledgeable. Although, I might have to contest his statement that feet grow ½ size wider with *every* pregnancy (on average). My mom had 8 of us… that logic might make walking very difficult. But seriously now, all jokes aside, Dr. Alper knows his stuff and will remain my podiatrist for the years to come!

I had a horrible experience with Dr. Alper. I saw him for a planter wart and he recommended that I apply a liquid acid (He sells a generic version at branded prices). He told me not to remove the build up on the wart and he would see me in 6 weeks. He charged my insurance company for a wart removal visit. My insurance deductible must be met before podiatry services are covered, so I’m the one that was charged the inflated price for the visit.
Six weeks later, he removes the surface acid build up, not the wart, and tells me to keep at the acid treatment. Again I am charged for removal. When I complained to his office that he had not cut into the wart why do you keep charging me for «removal». It seemed more reasonable that I be charged for a visit. She consulted with the doctor and replied that removal was the only insurance code they had for dealing with warts!
Again, I explained that I was paying the fees and did not want to be over-​charged. He refused to adjust the fee. I paid him $ 120 per visit ($ 45) more than a consultation, but less than the $ 170 for a removal that never happened. Here’s the worst — he took me to small claims court for the difference a year later!!! Unfortunately, I had changed my insurance and had not saved the insurance paperwork. So I paid him, plus the fee for his small claims lawyer, just to be rid of him. I’m sure he continues to rip off insurance companies and patients.
Finally, I got to a real professional who advised that I should file away build-​up while treating a wart with acid, because the build prevents the acid from reaching the source. A direct contradiction to Alper’s advice! He likes getting the repeat business of «wart removal»!
Stay away!

Dr. Alper treated an ingrown toenail of mine way back in 1999 so imagine my surprise when my son’s pediatrician recommended Dr. Alper for my teenager 13 years later. I had had such a great experience with Dr. Alper the first time, that when my son’s doctor gave me the name, I recognized it instantly.
My son has had ingrown nail issues as well and has had to see Dr. Alper twice, so far, and will need to return two more times very soon. That said, even my 14-​year old son, who has doctor anxiety and nearly passed out in Dr. Alper’s office on his second visit, likes the dear man. He’s not crazy about what he has to have done, but because Dr. Alper is so kind, efficient, great at what he does and is personable, my son doesn’t mind going back to him. Now, if you can get a teen to admit to that, that’s a pretty good endorsement.

Today was my first visit to Dr. Alper, and also to a podiatrist in general. I went for some problems I was having with my nails, due to some pretty looking (not so good for your feet) shoes I wore all winter. One foot in particular was in a great deal of pain. Dr. Alper not only fixed the problem within minutes, but it was basically painless and he was also really nice, and friendly and made me feel comfortable (I was really nervous going into the appointment). I found Dr. Alper on Unilocal,so I advise anyone else doing the same to call and make an appt. Not to mention, I called on Friday, and was able to get an appt. today (Monday). If I ever need to, I will go back and see him again.

I’m not sure how to rate a Podiatrist on a scale of 1 – 5 stars. I don’t have a variety of experience with different podiatrists to be able to differentiate. So look at my 5 star as an endorsement and recommendation if you need a podiatrist. It is probably important to note that my issue was a toe nail issue developed in college from playing alot of sports. I did not go for any ankle or other structural issues.
— Easy to get appointment. Open early so I can go before work.
— Billing was easy. They even mailed me a receipt for my records. They are check only I believe, but that was not a problem for me.
— Easy to get refills on my prescription (good when your prescription is for something slow like toenails)