Smoky Mountain Foot Clinic PA - Asheville - North Carolina - Physicians and Surgeons-DPM-Podiatry (Foot)

TOTAL FOOT AND ANKLE CARE
"Where Surgery Is Always The Last Resort"

Wound Care
Bunions
Hammertoes
Corns and Calluses
Warts
Heel Pain
Ingrown and Fungal Nails
Diabetic Foot Care
In-Office X Ray and Physical Therapy
Circulation Testing
Pedorthics

Sprains and Injuries
Fractures
Arthritis
Orthotic Shoe Inserts
Hospital and Office Surgery
Endoscopic Heel Surgery
Athlete's Foot
Nerve Testing
Custom Shoes
Extra corporal shock wave therapy for heel pain

Welcome to the Smoky Mountain Foot Clinic

We appreciate the opportunity to provide you with comprehensive foot care. We value you as a patient and wish to provide you with a pleasant and efficient experience. We have developed this website to familiarize you with our office policies. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask, we are here to serve you. Everyone in this practice functions as a team member. All are trained professionals; we take great pride in offering you courteous, up-to-date services. We provide the most conservative to the most advanced surgical techniques to treat any and all foot and ankle complaints. We have also expanded our services to include a full range of wound care and pedorthic services.

Modern Podiatric Medicine

Many new and exciting advances have been made in the treatment of the foot and ankle. These advances have made treatments less painful, more reliable, longer lasting, and less restrictive to your lifestyle. As highly trained podiatric physicians and surgeons, Dr. Banks, Dr. DelBene, Dr. Przynosch and Dr. Hale have brought their modern techniques to Western North Carolina.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Banks, Dr. DelBene, Dr. Hale and Dr. Przynosch are members of the medical staffs of Haywood Regional Medical Center, CJ Harris Regional Hospital, Murphy Medical Center, and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. Dr. DelBene and Dr. Przynosch are also on staff at Missions/St. Joseph's in Asheville.

Though some treatments must be performed at the hospital, most can safely be done in the office.

Nursing Home Affiliations

Consultative care is given to approximately 50 long term care facilities covering an area of eleven counties.

Office-Based Podiatric Surgery

Though we always exhaust all conservative means of treatment first, surgery is sometimes indicated.

Dr. Banks, Dr. DelBene, and Dr. Hale and Dr. Przynosch encourage office-based surgery to decrease stress on the patient and to significantly decrease the total cost of care.

Modern podiatric surgery allows minimal lifestyle alteration, often permitting ambulation the day of surgery.

Your Office Visit

We prefer to see patients by appointment. Appointments can be made by calling each respective office location during business hours. Frequently, appointments are available the same day.

Though we try to stay on schedule, emergencies do arise; hence delays are sometimes inevitable. We will see patients with emergencies as they develop. Please note that this policy will be extended to you when you are in need.

Fees and Insurance

To help control costs, we ask that you pay any deductible and co-payments at the time of your visit. This helps us avoid costly, unnecessary billing procedures.

Insurance forms: We will be happy to file your primary insurance form. Any secondary insurance will be your responsibility.
Medicare: We accept assignment on all Medicare claims. Please note: As required by law, you will be required to pay your deductible and 20% co-payment.
Blue Shield: We participate in the BC/BS costwise program and the
BC/BS-PCP.
United Healthcare, Cigna and most other health plans accepted.

ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS
Accepting Most Insurance • Including Medicare and Medicaid

Smoky Mountain Foot Clinic, P.A.
Several convenient WNC offices to serve you! See our locations.
E-mail: smokyfoot@webtv.net

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