Richard Graves, DPM

If I could give ten stars, I would. Dr. Graves, as well as the staff, have been the most positive, supportive, and helpful people throughout the treatment of my foot. I can honestly say coming to this office is the all time best decision upon selecting a podiatrist. Dr. Graves is extremely approachable, accommodating, kind and knowledgeable. He went above and beyond and you can absolutely tell he cares about his patients and the work he does. Recommended 100%.

Dr. Graves and his staff are amazing. I have really, really bad knees and have had a hip replacement, both of which are making me knock kneed and are causing me lower back pain. My orthopedic doctor recommended I get orthotics. I went on Unilocal and found Dr. Graves. Not only did he listen, but he went through the process of mapping my feet multiple times until he was absolutely sure that the image was one that would give me the best orthotics possible. I was not disappointed. My knee and back pain have diminished and my stride is much improved. I would highly recommend Dr. Graves to anyone!

I highly recommend Dr. Graves. He has a very kind, patient and honest demeanor. I felt like a person, not a number, and he took time to genuinely listen to me and ask thoughtful questions. His medical assistant and receptionist were also wonderful, and the office is really nice — charming and clean, and they even offer tea/​coffee in the waiting room. Pleasant, excellent experience all-​around. Highly recommended.

Dr. Graves and his staff are very nice and friendly. Having a friendly staff is just as important as having a good doctor. Dr. Graves is easygoing and informative. I would recommend him to anyone that needs a podiatrist.

This office and staff are all awesome! Everyone is so friendly and warm welcoming. Dr. Mai is a total sweetheart and has a great bedside manner. I will be back to have my horrid bunions fixed when I can commit to being on one foot for 6 weeks or more.

I went to Dr. Graves office about 2 months ago. I am so glad I did.
First off the reception is friendly which sets the tone. The nurses are talkative, funny and personable. Dr. Graves was informative, personable and easy going. It was a comfortable setting.
I got a cortizone injection in my foot which hurt like woah. But they were very friendly and respectful since I was really nervous about getting the shot in my foot. I felt like i walked away with more knowledge on my foot and the problems. I can say my heel is 1000x better. I am so glad I went there even though I was nervous.

I am a local chiropractor, with a relative recent history of foot problems — mainly migrating gout which plays a role in my family history. I’ve been trying to deal with my foot issues myself, which I understand to a limited degree. I’ve lived through my pain and toughed it out, but as the severity and frequency has increased as I’ve gotten older, I sought the advice of this true foot professional. Dr. Graves has virtually eliminated the grief my aching feet have been giving me… and in very short order. Don’t mess around with your feet. They are complicated, and this is one very fine foot doctor. I should have sought his services long ago. For me, he has been a true miracle worker ! Thank you, Dr. G, and an additional special thanks to your office staff who is always polite, promptly returns calls and communicates with the patients in a way that makes one feel like a human-​being again instead of a number — refreshing in this day and age. Here’s an extra star * for you and your staff Dr. Graves !
Alan Barr, Seal Beach, Ca.

The best doctor in Long Beach, I am a competitive athlete and had struggled with plantar fasciitis for a year, I tried all possible natural treatments, herbs to address my issue, but without any results, till I went to Richard who got me back running in a few weeks. He knows his stuff and will provide with few treatment options that work, but each has level of risk different, my recommendation to athletes I work or who asks for advice, See Dr Graves and ask him, he delivers results fast and effective, and if he cannot help, he will let you know. His results with runners who I know are 100% positive, it speaks the level of professionalism for Dr Graves have. If you are in so bad shape that he will not be able to help he will let you know about that. You will not waste your money with treatments that not work. This review is formulated from my experience and 4 – 5 athletes I sent to him, and they all back to sport fixed by Richard.

Went to Dr. Graves because of pain in my foot. Had foot surgery 2 years ago for same issue, I thought it was a recurring issue (that podiatrist removed something from my foot surgically). 2 months ago when the pain came back, I went to another local podiatrist and he shot cortisone into my foot. That didn’t resolve the situation. Dr. Graves office was able to take me the same day I called and he discovered that there was something in my foot. He didn’t give me a anesthetic of any kind. He gently worked on my foot and wound up removing a fairly large piece of glass. He feels that the first foot surgery was removing the traumatized tissue from me stepping on that huge piece of glass. I have NO idea how I walked around with a piece of glass in my foot for 2 years. When it originally happened, I thought I stepped on something while doing jiu jitsu. Back to Dr. Graves, he was so gentle and worked with such finesse that I didn’t need a shot to numb my foot. Extraordinary doctor, I’m thrilled to provide this reference for him (and his Very Nice staff!).

I went to see Dr. Graves about a year ago. His office happens to be a few blocks from my house, so it was very convenient. I was more worried about their pricing since I had no insurance. I called the office and their $ 70 visit charge was very reasonable. Once the issue was determined, he was able to give me an estimate as to how many visits I would need to make. It turned out I needed less visits than expected and even gave me a discount on one visit since he used less product on me. The staff is very friendly and willing to answer questions and work with you. I really appreciated that. I would definitely return if I needed to and recommend to others.

After training all summer to do Mt Whitney-​yeah I summitted iin a day hoo yaah it was time for a little check up on the feet. I found Dr Graves here. Of course like any intelligent person I knew some of these 5 star reviews had to be hog wash-​there is not a 4 in the bunch which I think unnatural. But I still thought I would give him a try. I liked his website and the fact he was a jock and grew up in the South Bay here like me.
It was easy to make an appt and the people were nice on the phone as well as in person. I think the prices for office visits fair at 70 for a first and 40 for a followup. The office is easy to find in the Long Beach hood-​lock your car though! All parking was street parking and for my two visits I found it easily and relatively close to the office.
The office was buzzing on the day I went. They have a cool coffee machine like the one I have at home-​5stars for that and coupons for the many events around Long Beach. I was seen in 10 min from my appt time and I really laughed at the cute toe decorated exam paper-​excellent touch!
Anyhoo, my concerns were never really dealt with. He was completely unable to tell by examination if I had a fungus in those troubled nails and took a sample that cost me 200 bucks that still was not conclusive AND he had no real answer in regard to my concerns that they were healing amazingly slow.
He did tell me I had an Achilles injury I did not even know I had. However, I was told not hike and never told when I could go back missing some amazing hiking opportunities. He did spend tons of time yakking with me and did file those nails down so I did not get caught on anything and I thank him very much for all that.
Since my insurance is crappy and as complex as a Rubics cube I paid cash and Dr Graves knowing I was a fellow health care provider INSISTED that when the lab bill comes he would get it knocked down some. I was instructed to just call him. The bill came and it was over 200 smackers but the lab itself offered me a 50% off deal if I HURRY and pay.
I called Dr Graves and said I would gladly pay the 50% off deal and he again kindly INSISTED to bring him the bill and his secretary would copy it and get the bill even lower. I did as instructed and TOLD the secretary to call me as soon as they knew what amount they wanted me to pay and I gladly would. Driving to his office a second time cost me time and money and the bill was never knocked down even after a few phone calls and exchanges so since I pay my bills on time I just paid it.
The score reflects the truth of my experiance-​nice people do not alone make a competent business or a good health professional. Their false promises almost made me pay a bill late. They should not have promised something repeatedly they were unable to provide. Since the care was just ok that is what I rated them.

Dr. Graves and staff are amazing! I have been a paitent of Dr. Graves for 5 years and would never go to anyone else. 5 years ago I got very ill and had a blood clot in my foot wich led to having to have a partial amputation witch Dr. Graves did when other Dr’s wanted to take the whole foot he is amazing and has cared for my foot since then ! I can never thank him or his staff enough!

Dr. Graves is the most amazing and compassionate dr I have ever met. He did two ingrown toenail surgeries on my big toes and I didn’t feel a thing. He is very gentle. The staff is also very welcoming and helpful.

Great doctor. Very considerate and spent the extra time. Thanks!

Great doctor. Very nice and caring. Office and staff makes it feel like a very small town atmosphere, considerate and a bit slow, but that’s better than throwing you in the chair and out again. He spent a lot of time with me, watched me walk, listened to me tell my history of my feet, my concerns, etc. Sent me home with a bunch of samples, recommended me to a good place to buy reliable shoes. Learned alot about how to make my feet better — I felt so happy that I went. I have no insurance and the visit was cheap!

This review is for the late Dr. Seigel. It has been several years since I’ve needed foot care, so I didn’t realize he had passed. I’m so saddened by this news. I saw Dr. Seigel twice, when I first moved to Long Beach. He epitomized why I loved the community so much and why I was so happy to have moved away from the big city. He was professional and thorough, yet he was so kind it felt as if you were with a dear friend. We chatted about my then graduate program in Rhetoric and Composition. He seemed to be genuine, open-​hearted, had a truly generous spirit.
Now that I’m older and wiser, I realize just how rare this kind of personal care can be in the medical field. Dr. Seigel, you are greatly appreciated and missed.

I went to Dr. Graves after my primary care Dr. diagnosed me with bone spur. He took x-​rays to confirm his diagnosis. I didn’t see any bone spur on the x-​ray, but he is the Dr. … So he sentenced me to a life of pain and sent me on my way with a foot cup to pad my shoe. After doing some research, the location of my pain was not consistent with a bone spur. I was buying running shoes at a local store, and the owner recommended I see Dr. Graves. He had many customers with foot problems that had seen Dr. Graves and were very pleased.
I took a copy of my x-​ray to Dr. Graves, and he quickly ruled out he bone spur. He then spent a lot on time talking with me not only about my foot, but other aspects of my life such as general activity, past pain, etc. He then looked at both feet, and did some simple tests. He then diagnosed the problem as Bursitis and then told me how we could improve and even cure the condition. He then told me other areas of my feet to watch do to other problems that were building up.
Overall, Dr. Graves is an excellent Dr. that I highly recommend for both technical and personal skills.

I go with Dr. Graves. What a cute cottage place! That’s what got my attention and made me call them. Very professional and attentive. Office staff are very nice too one of them even helped me out on a cup of coffee they have their for clientele how nice is that even has LOTS of good magazine to read while you wait… which I never waited so that good too!

I went to see Dr. Graves last week after not being able to run for over 3 months. I have not been a happy camper. Life without insurance can suck.
He listened to me babble on and on about my Internet self-​diagnosis and didn’t seem the least bit annoyed by me.
He was also very helpful and not pushy at all. I explained why I was so anti-​orthotics and he said he understood but also mentioned they stand behind their orthotics and would do adjustments, etc., to make them for work me if I ended up needing them.
He taped up my foot with an arch pad and I went an entire week almost completely pain-​free. Thanks to Dr. Graves, I managed to run in a 5k race this weekend! Whoo hoo!

Addendum to this review. Sadly, Dr. Seigel passed away due to a cancerous brain tumor Labor Day weekend. Needless to say, my sister and I are deeply saddened, and we hope his family is doing well. I believe that was partially the reason he was such a gentile, sweet, loving doctor – he knew he wouldn’t be around much longer, which is something to definitely take to heart.
Bye Dr. Siegel.