Dr. Blythe and his staff are super nice. I went in with a referral and had an idea of what my problem was. The Doc poked my leg and foot and knew right away. Then he explained to me what could happen if you go too hard and don't rest. He got me in a soft cast, told me to take a few weeks off. I'm not going to heal if I don't. read more

I'm so glad I finally made this appointment! Dr Blythe knows his stuff, is incredibly kind, and was very generous with his time. I had heel pain for months and Googling it only made me more confused about the cause. Nothing I did, other than stopping all activity, was helping. Dr Blythe identified the issues (yes, two of them) and explained in detail what was going on and why. Then he gave me a plan for healing and rehabilitation, including key stretches and exercises. The receptionist is also lovely. Hopefully, I won't need a podiatrist again, but if I do, I know where I'll be going. read more

I went to see Dr. Morse because I had painful spots on the outsides of my feet, and I have an ingrown toenail. I was brought into an exam room almost immediately, but waited more than 20 minutes for Dr. Morse to poke his head in and explain he would be a few more minutes. He acted exasperated when I told him I could only stay another 10 minutes because I had another appointment. Without asking first, he invited two interns into the room to observe my exam, so here's three guys I don't know watching one guy handle my naked feet. He took a quick look and scraped some dead skin off the sore spots on my feet, then told me he could fix my toenail quickly at another office visit. Already feeling a bit weird about it, I thanked him for the exam and went on my way. A week later I called about the ingrown-toenail treatment, because I wanted to know the details and how long I would be off my feet afterward. He was dismissive and behaved as though my questions suggested I didn't want the treatment. When my bill arrived for the first exam, it included not only the office visit but "surgery." I guess that was the scraping he did. He should have mentioned to me that this would be billed separately. It was effective, but expensive, and knowing that up front would have been ideal. I'm not going back to Dr. Morse. read more

I fell off the bouldering wall my first time climbing at Mission Cliffs. I thought it was a sprain, though I was up till 4am from all the endorphins. I left garbled, half pain-drunk messages on a handful of podiatrists voicemails in the night and in the morning Mission Podiatry had called me back, with a message from an angel, Alma (the receptionist). Dr. Blythe was warm and caring when I began sobbing on the examination table when he told me I needed surgery to fix my broken ankle and would not be able to work for the next 6 weeks. After I'd composed myself he answered all my questions and took the time to really listen to me and make sure I felt okay. He assisted in my surgery which went splendid and continued his care and guidance, sometimes needing to be a bit strict with me as I wanted to jump back into my regular life. "First you need to heal, then you can work on rehabilitation" he'd say. I appreciated his care, expertise, professionalism, and especially his ability to listen and respond to my concerns and needs. You've restored my faith in doctors, Dr Blythe. Thanks so much :). read more

I called this morning and they got me in this afternoon. There was virtually NO wait to be seen once I arrived. I saw Dr. Blythe and he was great. He answered all my questions and explained everything to me very well. I felt very comfortable with him. He also gave me a VERY reasonable price on the bill. I have no insurance, so that was a BIG bonus for me! Had I known it was going to be so reasonably priced, I would have gone in sooner. Bottom line: Mission Podiatry Group is highly recommended for your foot care needs. read more

The Dr. is great! But my review is about the front desk. I received a bill in the mail and attempted to pay it right away by calling the number provided on the paper sent to me, labeled "call for billing questions". I left numerous messages with all of my information and never received a call back. Mind you this is over a month now. I had to go online research the phone number to this office and ask the receptionist to pay over the phone. Her response was "can't you just send it in the mail, I have never paid over the phone before". read more

Dr. Morse, who will be retiring soon, was awesome. After waiting nearly a year to see what was going on with both of my feet, which hurt with almost each step, a quick Yelp review and being a member of my PPO directed my to the Mission Podiatry Group. Parking was easy and inexpensive, as there is a large city owned parking structure just around the corner, which takes Clipper Card for parking fees as well as MC and Visa. I was seen assisted promptly and led into the examination room, where the Dr. Morse listened to my issues, took x-rays and let me know what was going on. He provided two options - what everyone wants ... pills and cortisone or using inserts and soaking my feet, which I opted for. He was professional and I would HIGHLY recommend him. read more

The doctor is excellent (5 stars) but the office sucks (1 star) and the billing department is horrendous (1 star)! I saw Dr. Blythe early October 2012 due to pain in my feet experienced when exercising. I was led to a dirty room, complete with a filthy, used dremel laying out on a table and foot shavings splattered all over the ground and table. It looked like a horror scene with foot shavings substituting for blood. I did not envy the guy who operated the dremel and couldn't help but imagine the good Doctor whipping his head back and forth to ward off the foot shavings flying at him in the same manner that Jennifer Beals shook the water from her hair in Flashdance. The Medical Assistant hurriedly removed the dremel and did a quick, brush off of the table it was on while apologizing. She then asked that I remove my shoes and take a seat . . . yeah . . . gross. For some reason, I decided to comply, taking so much care to keep my feet in mid-air while removing my shoes that you would think a crocodile was going to eat my feet if it touched surface. The doctor came in quickly -- before I had enough time to change my mind. He gave a very thorough exam -- even watching me walk to see if I was doing something wrong -- and concluded that I must have been wearing bad shoes when exercising and that the pain will eventually go away if I wear proper shoes while warning that it may take a long time and explaining how the foot heals. What he said made sense. I had been wearing a Fila version of those shoes that claim to tone your butt (you know, the one that Reebok and Sketchers were sued over) when the pain had started but that was YEARS ago (well before the lawsuits) and although the pain has subsided over the last couple of years, I did not make the connection. The doctor encouraged me to wear good shoes and, if in a few months I am having trouble, come back to see him and BRING my running shoes with me so that he can examine the wear and tear. He was right and the pain eventually went away completely. However my interaction with the office didn't end there. If it had, my experience with the Doctor would have overshadowed the office filth and this would have been a 4 star review (5 stars for the Doctor minus 1 star for subjecting me to someone else's foot shavings). In mid-December, concerned that I didn't get a bill for the early October appointment yet, I called the billing department. Rather than bore you with the details, lets just say that, if I don't pay my medical bills for 2012 in a timely manner, I lose access to the funds within the account from which I pay my 2012 bills. I contacted the billing department a few times on this matter who insisted that he could not bill me until my insurance provider acted and that I would have to just wait. I FINALLY received my bill in late February 2013 -- too late for the Jan 2013 cutoff to pay 2012 bills. To add insult to injury, the bill showed that my insurance company HAD responded in time (on 12/12/12) -- around the time I had initially called to check on the billing status for my 10/4/12 appointment. It also showed that the billing department forwarded the bill to me for payment on 1/28/13 (although they must have mailed it much later since I didn't get it until late Feb). In other words, if the billing department had just looked me up at any of the times that I called, he would have been able to tell me the amount that I owed and I would have been able to pay the bill using 2012 account proceeds. Upset, but wanting to put the issue behind me, I called the number on the bill which rang with no answer. After a few days of trying to call the number on the bill, I finally gave up and looked up the office phone number for Mission Podiatry Group so that I can see if I can pay the bill with them instead. The answering machine said they were out from noon to 1pm so I left a message. At 2pm (only an hour after they had returned from lunch), I hadn't heard back so I called Mission Podiatry Group again. I spoke with Alberta who seemed to know who I was and what I was trying to do (she probably heard the voice message already) and did little to mask her pleasure at my frustration. I was able to pay my bill during the phone call however I've never encountered so many obstacles trying to PAY someone money and it is an experience that I would avoid repeating. Thanks, Mission Podiatry Group, for forcing me to pay $173.89 out of pocket unnecessarily when I had an account that could have covered it. Ridiculous . . . read more

I need to have neuroma and hammer toe surgery. We talked about doing them together since it was on the same foot and they were both causing pain that had become unbearable. I was given a surgery date and time. When I asked about the cost for the procedure I was firmly told by the receptionist that they don't do the billing. First red flag. I asked who did? She said, not us. I asked if the hospital where I was having my surgery would know. She said, all she had were some codes and to call my insurance and the hospital to get the price. I called my insurance. They said no one had called for pre-approval for me to have this procedure and that I didn't need pre-approval. They told me the provider would be the only person who could tell me. Seemed straight forward enough. Naturally, I called the hospital. I was given an estimate of $31,000. But that because the location was In-Network I would be covered. I was also informed that amount did not include the physician fee because my doctor was NOT an In-Network provider. Second red flag. I immediately called the Doctors office. The receptionists told me she did not think that information was correct and she would call the insurance company and get back to me. I call my insurance company again to ask what my coverage percentage is for Out of Network providers. So depending on the amount he would be billing I could probably still have the procedure. I was relieved, all I needed was an estimate of the physician fee. I see the doctors office is calling. I was finally going to get everything worked out regarding the cost. I could not have been more wrong... The receptionist was just calling to chew me out because she had to make a 57 minute long phone call to my insurance all the while having to help people at the front desk. She told me I wasted her time and should have checked with my insurance myself. I told her I too had been on the phone all day but I just needed the cost. Instead she cuts me off mid sentence and said, Well your surgery is canceled and your other appointments as well and hung up. That's not what I wanted. I need this procedure, I have constant foot pain. I called back after hours to leave a message for the doctor but she picked up the phone. I told her who it was. I asked if my surgery was canceled. She said, oh yes you've been canceled. I have never been treated so poorly by a doctors office. Never ever go to Mission Podiatry Group. Customer service and ethics are completely unacceptable. read more

I used to see Dr. Morse who retired and he was great! Dr Blyth who took over is also a really great doctor. I just had a procedure to permanently get rid of an ingrown toenail and it went wonderfully. Ruth the receptionist is also very pleasant and helpful. I highly recommend this place. read more

The tone of this podiatry practice has changed since they purchased a laser treatment machine. They are now pushing expensive laser treatments not covered by insurance, that you have to pre-pay for 6 treatments whether it is working or not. I asked my orthopedist about this, who told me there is no medical evidence that laser treatments work, and that is why insurance companies won't cover it; and no reputable medical office requires patients to pre-purchase treatments that they may or may not benefit from. Thumbs down. I hope this practice returns to its patience-center focus. read more

I have what other doctors call "difficult feet." They throw up their hands at me and have for 30 years. But not Dr. Jason Blythe! Not only was he kind and attentive to me, but I had the pleasure of overhearing him work with another patient and treat her with the same expertise. H He thought about my situation - which, frankly, IS difficult - and then laid out everything I needed to know about going forward - how to exercise, how to hike, how to wear my shoes, which shoes to buy going forward, where to buy them in town, how to care for my orthotics. I have two pair of those - from different doctors - neither of which are satisfactory. He made adjustments to both - rather than see me spend more money on new ones. And now I'm happy with both pairs! Totally worth the visit. I took notes at my visit, but I wish I had recorded it - it was that informative. read more

I was to schedule to have bunion surgery and they were supposed to call me with an appointment but never did. I never went back.

I injured by big toe a few months ago and had ignored it for a while, but the toenail wasn't growing normally, and was becoming painful (and starting to get loose - aack!) so I really needed a podiatrist. I was initially referred to one that was much less conveniently located and that couldn't accomodate me anytime soon enough, and I actually found Mission Podiatry by cross-referencing my insurance list with Yelp. Somehow, a podiatrist on Mission Street made me a bit nervous, but I needn't have worried. It was no problem to deal with the front desk staff, and I got an appointment fairly quickly with Dr. Jason Blythe. The office is in a small Doctor's building near 21st street, so it's super-convenient to public transit. There was no problem with my paperwork, and I didn't have to wait. Both Dr. Blythe and his assistant were very nice and professional. He examined my toenail, removed part of it and debrided the rest very deftly and painlessly. He then discussed the options and made a recommendation that seemed reasonable, which was essentially to wait and see how it grows back (he offered some tips on what to do and what not to do in the meantime), and he also laid out the best next steps if the nail is permanently damaged. I feel like I understand what's going on with my toe, and that I have a clear plan. If I'm doing well, I don't need to go back again, and if it continues to be a problem, I'll make another appointment. I would definitely come back to see Dr. Blythe again if I develop any other problems with my feet! read more

While training for my first marathon, I noticed severe foot pain that really limited my training. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to compete so I visited Drs. Morse and Blythe. They were very attentive to my needs and told me that I was at risk for a stress fracture and should vary my training regimen. After one month of cross-training and low-impact training, I was able to finish my schedule and complete my first marathon. Thanks guys! read more

This place is a real find and conveniently located in my neighborhood so was very pleased they took major insurance and the staff was very efficient getting my appointment scheduled with Dr. Blythe who saw me right away, which was nice because I was in pain. And since then always depend on his straightforward approach to finding effective remedies for my occasional foot issues. The office handles patients cordially and although it gets busy at times Dr. Blythe is always prompt and takes all the time he thinks necessary to fully explain the condition, treatment options and answer all my questions. In general, my foot health has improved tremendously and I always feel like I get the best care and sensible advice when visiting the office, and like I said Dr. Blythe is a real good foot doctor. read more

I have been a patient of Mission Podiatry for a year now and I've needed pretty much weekly care from Dr. Morse and his team. It all started a year ago when my BF dropped a crowbar on my big toe. As if the initial pain was not enough, I needed to have the nail removed. I was horrified but Dr. Morse walked me through the entire process and did so with great compassion, professionalism and care. More recently, an accident caused me to need stitches on the bottom of my other big toe. Again, Dr. Morse came to the rescue and has nursed this toe back to (almost 100%) health. Don't let the Mission Street location scare you - there is always parking, their receptionist is friendly and quick and the Dr. and his assistant, Ruth, make you feel comfortable and cared for. I might miss my visits to their office once both toes are healed... read more

Dr. Blythe is the best! I had a very bad ingrown toenail and he took care of it. He's got a great personality and definitely knows his stuff! I couldn't be happier with the care I get. The office staff are polite and friendly as well. I can't recommend Dr. Blythe highly enough. read more