Desert Podiatric Medical Specialists
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Desert Podiatric Medical Specialists
Thank you for visiting our website, and welcome to our practice! We are happy to have you as our patients. Please take a look around and see what we can do to help you. If you would like to make an appointment, please feel free to call us at 520-575-0800 or visit one of our office locations nearest you.

As licensed podiatrists in Tucson, AZ we believe our patients deserve to have the information needed to make informed and educated choices about their foot and ankle care. Our goal is to teach each patient about their foot and ankle conditions and to begin an appropriate treatment program with the highest quality of care available.
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Please call our office at (520) 575-0800 if you would like to make an appointment with Dr. Whitaker. Please call our office at (520) 575-0800 if you would like to make an appointment with Dr. Funk. Our office staff would be happy to help you! Dr. Peter Merrill, DPM is a podiatrist treating both children and adults for a variety of foot / ankle related issues.
Reviews (5)
D. A. Hodgson
D. A. Hodgson
Oct 29, 2021
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October 11, 4 pmā€”called. Waited 10 minutes for someone to pick up. No response. Finally, had to hang up.
RUDE..NO Patient respect. Where is Office Management? (Is this short staffing to increase profit? Seems like it!)
J. Francis Adlesic
J. Francis Adlesic
Sep 27, 2020
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Absolute Gem: from staff to Dr. Merrill. I've gone through substantial trauma in my recent time in Tucson regarding my feet. Desert Podiatry is beyond all doubt the most gracious, profesdional, and compotent medical related enterprise in Tucson.
Dr. Merrill could save my toe. And my foot. If I had seen him a couple months ago, I'd most likely still have my toe.
Support staff is superb: warm and gracious. What a joy! The owners and managers must be extremely special people to foster this type of environment. Maybe I'll stay in Tucson after all.
Marian Cavaletto
Marian Cavaletto
Nov 14, 2019
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Send off a toenail to be checked for toenail fungus. It was obviously toenail fungus. Was told that the lab fees would be covered by insurance. I just got a bill for over $400. Don't trust what they say. Check for yourself
Elizabeth Meyers
Elizabeth Meyers
Dec 28, 2017
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Dr. Steve Gillespie treated my client first out at the Green Valley Hospital and then for my client's follow up appointments (in a Green Valley office). It was wonderful to have a continuum of care and to have that doctor work LOCALLY FULL TIME. Many Tucson doctors only come down once every few weeks "as a favor," if at all. Dr. Gillespie speaks loudly and clearly for those who need it, and he is willing to repeat instructions as well as write them down. Don't laugh; I've had a "professional" tell me she doesn't typically write things down "because [the clients] just throw it away." The office
Jacqui
Jacqui
Jun 25, 2017
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Terrible service. They do not return calls. It's been over 2 weeks and I can't get them to return my calls. My initial appointment was scheduled quickly and x-rays were taken and I had a two minute visit with the Dr. He said they would check with my insurance company and get back with me. Two weeks and $400 later, they won't call me back.