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Dr. Joseph M. Lacava, DPM

Individual provider Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · NPI 1104842814

Dr. Joseph M. Lacava, DPM practises Podiatry in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 2000, 26 years ago. Practices with Fands Physical Therapy, Inc, a 217-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arkansas.

Years since qualifying
26
Trained at
Temple University School of Medicine
Licensed in
AR
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
DPM — Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
A foot and ankle physician and surgeon.

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Practice location Address checks out

3339 Central Ave Ste F
Hot Springs, AR 71913-6138 Not confirmed with CMS for 18 years — call before visiting
Phone: (501) 321-4844
Fax: (501) 321-0956
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Specialties & licences

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist (primary) Taxonomy 213ES0103X · Licence 217 (AR)

Record details

NPI number1104842814
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DPM
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedJuly 14, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 1, 2008

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPODIATRY
Medical schoolTEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2000 (26 years in practice)
Group practice Fands Physical Therapy, Inc — 217 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of nail tissue 1,693 times · 96th percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 618 times · 96th percentile
Removal of tissue 64 times · 81st percentile
Removal of skin lesions 61 times · 73rd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients956
Services billed 5,468 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $52 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Fands Physical Therapy, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 217 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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