Martin P. Alongi, DPM

I saw Dr. Alongi for a broken toe, initially. The experience was excellent, he was a professional and has good bedside manner. He cautioned me that when I wear the boot on one foot to be sure to wear a shoe on the other foot that had the same lift height so as not to create a problem with my back– a GOOD TIP.
I’ve seen Dr. Alongi for other issues and I never have a problem making an appointment and seeing him according to my schedule. He is an excellent diagnostician and is a naturally a good doctor. I would recommend him highly.

All I can say is that it was a great visit. Doctor and staff where all very friendly and helpful with everything. Got me in right away and helped me get on the path to recovery in a short period of time. I definitely recommend him.

As a long time wearer of orthopedics, I can tell you I have always needed to pay upfront. Now that I’m 65, Medicare does not pay a penny. That’s just the way it is. This practice has nothing to do with the doctor. If you value your feet, you’ll look for a competent, helpful doc like Dr. Alongi.

I’ve been going to Dr. Alongi for a couple years now and I think he’s great. I went in with a ton of pain due to plantar fasciitis and he helped me figure out how to manage the issue and I’ve been significantly better since then.
I now there’s some concern with the orthotic purchases, so I’ll comment on that. When I agreed to order orthotic inserts from Dr. Alongi they told me that I have to pay upfront regardless of if my insurance covers it. They made it very clear that the insurance companies have unclear policies about orthotics and that they require payment because they’ve gotten burned by them so many times. I paid upfront and then they billed my insurance. As soon as the bill came through, they refunded my credit card directly. If you’re going just for othotics and you aren’t comfortable with paying up front then you might want to look somewhere else, but there’s no way they’re «running a scam».

This guy is flat out a terrific podiatrist, and a nice person as well!
His entire office staff, particularly Dana, are just sweet, very professional, good folks.
Sherwin F. Biesman

Great experience with Dr. Alongi. He is so outgoing and had extremely helpful advice and products to help my pain go away.

Dr. Alongi is great and definitely worth my drive from the Valley. I highly recommend him.

I went to Dr. Alongi because he was near my office and i needed immediate attention to my ingrown toenail. He and his staff were so nice. I’m a total wimp about any kind of procedure and he explained every move he was doing and it didn’t hurt at all.
He wanted to send the the specimen he removed to the lab, which i thought exercised an abundance of caution (which is good), but I thought it may be over-​kill and expensive, so I declined. My toe healed very fast and I would go back to him again for sure. Recommended.

Wonderful and caring doctor ! I would recommend him to anyone!

I have never been this upset about a doctor’s business ethics… Maybe people that arrive on Bedford in Bev Hills feel they should be overpaying, but when I found out Alongi was «Double Dipping», I was livid… There is a reason doctors ask you for your insurance when you arrive and you expect the women at the desk to check to see if you have met your deductible… In my case, my inserts for my shoes were completely covered by my Blue Cross PPO, Alongi had his women call me 20 times to get $ 600.00 from me, which I gave him… Later I found out from another doctor that Alongi had no right to take my money… Blue Cross was not happy either… I’m in agreement with E. F…Alongi cannot be trusted… Stay far away unless you want to pay for his high priced Bedford office… BAD NEWS!!! Very BAD NEWS!

Had another doc who, though good, didn’t really tell me how to avoid the pain in my heel. dr. Alongi is very cool, casual, and patient with explaining how I injured myself and how to prevent the pain in the future.
Since then, I brought my 3 year old to him to fix his ingrown toenail.

Initially, a great doctor visit. Went in to have my heel looked at — it appears I have plantar fasciitis. Dr. Alongi was outgoing, has a great personality and seems very bright. And he provided what I thought to be great info about this condition.
Office was pushing $ 600 orthotics immediately. (everyone else ranges from ~200 bucks up to 480). He also said he would call me back after looking at my xray.
Almost two weeks went by before any one called back and unfortunately it was not the doctor but one of the gals from the front office. In many cases this could be just fine, but I was told and therefore expecting — and in desperate need of — a call directly from the doctor. Worse, the information provided by Dr. Alongi’s front office was a complete contradiction to what the doctor told me in person at the time of my visit. This was not only confusing but frustrating. I also requested that my xray be mailed to me on two separate occasions, was promised that it would be and (eight weeks later as of today) have still yet to receive it. My heel and I waited in the wings, in pain, for the doctor to call back and mail the xray for the nearly four weeks. Not just unprofessional but unacceptable.
And from there matters get worse. I have subsequently been to two additional podiatrists (highly recommended specialists — Santa Monica podiatry and SCOI) and both of these visits provided collaborating information that was again in direct contradiction to Dr. Alongi’s advice at the time of my visit.
I am on the way to recovery now but not due in any part to Dr. Alongi. Based on my experience, this Dr. provided inaccurate advice, was unprofessional with his follow-​up and commitment and the contradiction between his own advice and that of his front office (whether accurate or not!) was extra special. This foot specialist should not be practicing medicine anywhere and definitely not in the city of Beverly Hills!

Dr. Alongi is a top rate doctor who is compassionate, intelligent and so friendly!
He treated my husband and me for various issues which were quickly resolved thanks to his expertise.
We both highly recommend him!