Sam Spencer, DPM practises Podiatry. Qualified in 2002, 24 years ago. Practices with Alvera Podiatry Group APC, a 2-clinician group. Licensed in California.
From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is
enrolled in Medicare.
Medicare specialty
PODIATRY
Medical school
OTHER
Graduated
2002 (24 years in practice)
Group practice
Alvera Podiatry Group Apc — 2 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment
Not indicated
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 or shaving of skin growth
1,042 times · 98th percentile
Removal of nail tissue
1,208 times · 93rd percentile
Removal of tissue
94 times · 85th percentile
Removal of skin lesions
12 times · 59th 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 patients
570
Services billed
3,757
a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age
82
Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross
billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any
drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.
Colleagues at Alvera Podiatry Group APC
Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.