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Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine

Professional interests include: heel spur, foot arthritis, ankle fracture, and more.

701 S. Zarzamora
San Antonio, TX 78207

(210) 358-7760

Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM is a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). He graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM is affiliated with UT Health San Antonio.

Office Locations

UT Health San Antonio

701 S. Zarzamora
San Antonio, TX 78207

(210) 358-7760

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8300 Floyd Curl Drive 3rd Floor
San Antonio, TX 78229

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In The News

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

foot incision and drainage

In 2023, Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM performed more foot incision and drainage procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

excisional debridement

lower extremity surgery

In 2023, Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM performed more excisional debridement, and lower extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Volume:

foot amputation

In 2012, Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM performed more foot amputation procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	51
doctor visit	335
excision	51
hospital care	21
incision and drainage	12
inpatient care	21
lower extremity surgery	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	147
doctor visit	377
excision	147
hospital care	106
incision and drainage	41
inpatient care	106
lower extremity surgery	55
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	76
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	75
Dementia	19
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	161
doctor visit	402
excision	133
hospital care	166
incision and drainage	38
inpatient care	166
lower extremity surgery	60
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	12
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	75
Dementia	18
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	177
doctor visit	272
excision	177
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
lower extremity surgery	16
plastic surgery procedures	122
reconstructive surgery	122
tissue transfer	105
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	122

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	174
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	278

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	75
Dementia	18
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2016 were excision, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	47
bone surgery	21
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	465
doctor visit	192
excision	486
hospital care	180
incision and drainage	16
inpatient care	180
lower extremity surgery	84
plastic surgery procedures	154
reconstructive surgery	154
tissue transfer	154
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	154

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	75
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	34
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	355
doctor visit	189
excision	355
hospital care	129
incision and drainage	20
inpatient care	129
lower extremity surgery	54
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	16
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	75
Dementia	18
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	311
doctor visit	192
excision	311
hospital care	81
incision and drainage	12
inpatient care	81
lower extremity surgery	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	19
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	75
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, lower extremity surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	47
bone surgery	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	394
doctor visit	198
excision	355
hospital care	58
incision and drainage	16
inpatient care	58
lower extremity surgery	99
plastic surgery procedures	12
reconstructive surgery	12
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	21
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	75
Dementia	29
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2020 were excision, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	49
bone surgery	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	282
doctor visit	214
excision	300
hospital care	93
incision and drainage	19
inpatient care	93
lower extremity surgery	86
plastic surgery procedures	37
reconstructive surgery	37
tissue transfer	37
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	37

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	19
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	75
Dementia	32
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2021 were excision, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), lower extremity surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	41
bone surgery	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	178
doctor visit	231
excision	194
hospital care	74
incision and drainage	19
inpatient care	74
lower extremity surgery	76
plastic surgery procedures	56
reconstructive surgery	56
tissue transfer	41
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	56

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	20
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	75
Dementia	36
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, lower extremity surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

amputation	31
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	202
doctor visit	251
excision	202
hospital care	78
incision and drainage	56
inpatient care	78
lower extremity surgery	87
plastic surgery procedures	42
reconstructive surgery	42
tissue transfer	24
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	25
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	75
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

amputation	34
bone surgery	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	247
doctor visit	259
excision	246
hospital care	104
incision and drainage	24
inpatient care	104
lower extremity surgery	61
plastic surgery procedures	62
reconstructive surgery	62
tissue transfer	72
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM.

**Gender**
Female	78
Male	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	64
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	83
Hispanic	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	12
75 to 84	22
Less than 65	99
65 to 74	73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM treated were diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	68
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	21
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UT Health San Antonio

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$73,610 Regranex $61,914	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $9,729	Other Advanced Wound Management $1,049	Wound Matrix $864	Santyl $39	Other $15
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$38,159 GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $224	$37,936
KCI USA, Inc	$17,167 VAC VERAFLO $12,165	VAC THERAPY $4,965	VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE $32	$5
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$17,089 Bilayer Wound Matrix (BWM) $5,903	AMNIOEXCEL $5,024	Recon-Skin and Wound $2,355	Flowable Wound Matrix $1,800	INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX IWM $1,245	Other $762
Medline Industries, Inc.	$7,950 PluroGel Burn & Wound Dressings $175	Hyalomatrix Wound Device $22	$7,753
Other	$39,009 LUZU $4,353	Dysport 300 U-1 $3,900	Dermagraft $2,600	Invia Motion Endure $2,157	Seglentis $1,635	Other $24,363

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$73,153
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$55,780
Honoraria	$32,000
Travel and Lodging	$22,113
Food and Beverage	$7,495
Other	$2,443

Research Payments

Dr. Lawrence Lavery, DPM has received 410 research payments totaling $2,162,863.

Biography

Dr. Lawrence Lavery's areas of specialization are foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine); he sees patients in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Lavery's areas of expertise include ankle sprain, plantar fasciitis, and foot arthritis. He is professionally affiliated with UT Health San Antonio and UT Southwestern Medical Center. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for residency. Dr. Lavery's practice in San Antonio, TX is open to new patients as reported by UT Health San Antonio.