Steven Shoemaker, DPM, FACFAS

Have seen Dr. Shoemaker over the past 8 years or so for varios injuries (plantar faciatis, broken toe and Achillies tendonisis. His office is so easy to deal with to set and change appointments. His wait times are SO much better than most other doctors. I have always been happy with the treatments and care I have received. He is always eager to spend as much time with me as needed and to explain all options.

Dr. Shoemaker has been my podiatrist for a little over a year. I have had Charcot foot and reconstructive surgery on one foot, and I now have the condition in my other foot. I am very pleased with Stevens skill and conscientious professionalism in treating this very difficult condition. I can highly recommend him for anyone needing the services of a podiatrist. It is easy to take our feet for granted, but they can have a huge effect on quality of life. Do not take chances with a mediocre podiatrist; go to Dr. Shoemaker.

It takes alot for me to take the time to write a negative review, but here goes…
NEGATIVE FIVE STARS
We saw Dr. Shoemaker for a second opinion after a foot surgery performed at a different office.
I believe he is concerned with one thing: MONEY. He will very agressively sell his laser treatments to you… at a rate of $ 200+ a visit. He will also sell you some «medicine to go» in a plastic container, which we do not believe it legal. His office will continue to bill your insurance for absurd amounts of money, that your insurance will decline. Once you pay one bill, another is on the way. For instance after we paid an invoice for an x-​ray that our insurance declined to pay, a few weeks later we recieve another bill for «ESTABLISHED PATIENT EXPANDED»: $ 110.72. What is this? This is the worst we have ever been treated from a doctor’s office. I called and no one from the billing office (Patrice) will return your call. Please, Please think twice.
If you are in the area and need a podiatrist, please go see Dr. Neil Van Dyke.

Dr. Shoemaker in Roseville is a very experienced, caring physician that helped me with making the proper orthotics to help treat my plantar fascitis.

I was very impressed with Dr. Shoemaker’s staff and clean office. They fit me in their schedule quickly and I was very pleased with my evaluation and treatment of my neuroma. After a much-​needed surgery after 2years of painfully walking on it, the surgery was exactly the right thing for me. Dr. Shoemaker also gave me the option to use the lasers to speed up my recovery. I opted for one of the lasers, to help the appearance of my scar on the outside of my foot. I also opted for the other type of laser for the scar tissue inside my foot. My foot looks absolutely amazing and you can barely tell I had surgery and I am back to running and wearing high heels in just a few months. So pleased with my experience!!! I wish I could post pictures of my foot immediately post-​surgery and at present. Amazing! I would highly recommend Dr. Shoemaker to any of my friends and I have!

Can I select negative stars? Dr. Shoemaker is dishonest and unethical. If you want surgery you don’t need, that will cause permanent damage to your feet, go ahead and make an appointment. If you are a current patient, do yourself a big favor and get another opinion. Oh and lets not forget the over billing. Watch your statements charging for procedures not performed. It’s all about money for this man. On my first appointment he examined one foot and then advised I would have to schedule a second appointment for my other foot. What? (That is like going to your dentist and having him only examine your top teeth.)
I can’t believe this man even has a license.

Wow what a hype this doctor is. I fractured one of my toes and right away he tried to sell my lazer therapy to «speed up the bone healing». Well I was gullible enough to try it. What can I say, I was desperate. After $ 2,000, yes that is NOT a typo I was not any better. Then he took another xray of my toe, but did not take the correct angle on it. He said it was all healed, and that I could do whatever I wanted. I tried jumping and pilates and had so much pain I could hardly walk. I waited another month and went to an orthopedic surgeon. He took the correct xray and the toe was still broken. Needless to say, I had to rest my toe for still a couple more months until it finally was cleared by another xray. Dr. Shoemaker is a total hype. I would not send anyone there. And if this review is not in the main text go to filtered reviews, as I am sure that he does not want people reading this review.

Great disposition of the doctor and staff. Very nice and took care of my problem with no hesitation. Doctor was late due to an emergency surgery, but that’s what u want. Someone willing to go the extra mile to help people out. Will continue to see this doctor again!!!

Tired feet are happy feet once you get fitted for orthotics! Dr. Shoemaker and staff really made that difference for me. Thanks for making walking a joyful experience again… plus such a healthy activity.:-)

Was back again for my plantar fascitis pain. Was very pleased with the laser and shockwave treatment. Staff was very helpful!

Very unprofessional. His front office staff, specifically Nancy, is very rude and does not follow up on what they promise. It took several request to get the doctor to call me back. Nancy even hung up on me. She claims I was rude to her. I guess she calls a customer rude if they expect her to do what she promises and follows up. I was charged a deposit of $ 250. When I inquired why, no other doctors ask for a deposit, they said it was in case the insurance does not pay. I was quoted a cost of $ 70 for Orthotics after giving them my insurance. They never returned my deposit even after billing my insurance. It took me over a week to finally get them to return a portion of my money. They only returned $ 90, $ 90 short of what was promised. Now I know why they get the money up front. They want to cheat you. Also, the doctor tried to push an expensive laser procedure for minor nail fungus. When I said I could not afford it he sold me expense cream that does not work.
Go to someone else. There are many other doctors that will put their patience first, not their bank accounts.

I went to Dr Shoemaker office today to see if their accounting error would be reconized and corrected. With out hesistation they did both. Their office was more than nice about correcting the error. To be fair to the Doctors office, I have found accounting errors with medical & insurance paper work and insurance claims before with other medical facilities. My advice is keep good records and count your pennies. Sometimes a simple mistake could be 45,000 pennies. $ 450
Thanks DR Shoemakers office for thaking prompt care of this.
Rick in Roseville