Kenneth R. Meisler, D.P.M, P.L.L.C. & Associates

Dr. Meisler was able diagnose what was wrong with my mom’s foot after some other physicians could not. What I disliked was how unorganized and how long we were in the office for. We had a 9:30 appointment we did not leave until almost noon. I also did not like that the secretary asked my mom in front of everyone in the waiting room how much she weighed.

I saw Dr. Christopher Minacapilli, Dr. Meisler’s associate. Dr Meisler was out of town. Dr. Minacapilli is the first podiatrist that I have ever seen, and I am glad that I followed the recommendation I got. He began the on time and was so knowledgeable, thorough and caring that all my anxieties about seeing a new physician disappeared in a few minutes. I felt relief of my pain as soon as I began walking out of the office. The entire process of healing may take about six weeks, but I am very confident that I am good hands.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Meisler’s on and off for almost 10 years now for various foot/​ankle problems. Not only is he an incredibly competent and caring doctor, he has completely transformed my life as a runner. When I started training for my first half marathon and complained of chronic ankle pain he was able to diagnose my issue and help correct the cause of it. He set me up with orthotics that my PT marveled at the quality of, has referred me to several amazing doctors for other issues (back and knee), and most importantly, I unwaveringly trust his judgement about my care. Dr. Meisler helps me keep doing the things I love doing most, and that to me is the definition of a great doctor.
His staff are friendly and helpful when it comes to scheduling appointments and navigating insurance issues. They will always find a way to fit me in when I have an emergency, which is a huge bonus. If you need a podiatrist, I couldn’t recommend him more highly.

He’s fantastic. Really kind and gentle and really knows his stuff. Also, he’s got one of the best staffs I have ever experienced in NYC. Really efficient, and SO nice. They bend over backward to make any appointment work – which is amazing with my busy schedule. 100% recommend.

Dr Meisler is fantastic and cured a condition that five other podiatrists failed to cure! The staff is delightful as well. Dr Meisler is a gem and knows more about feet than any three other podiatrists!

I could not be more impressed with Dr Meisler and his staff. He was fantastic and his entire staff was friendly and helpful.

I am another orthotics victim of Dr. Meisler. After 3 – 4 adjustments the orthotics still do not fit properly. After having them looked at by another orthocist, it confirmed they were made completely wrong.
In addition to his orthotics scam, he is also kind enough to sell an assortment of treatments for any of your podiatry needs at 5X the price you can buy the same product at CVS. His staff is well trained to push them on you as you walk out the door.
Unfortunately, medicine is a business… especially in Dr. Meisler’s office.

Dr. Meisler was recommended to me by a friends husband who suffered from plantar fascitis for years. He waited for shock wave treatment to become available in the US (he’s Irish and apparently they’ve been doing it over in the UK and Europe for some time now). When Meisler’s office finally got the machine, they called him up, and he was healed after a few sessions. This, after years of different kinds of treatment that just didn’t work.
Fast forward to me, summer 2011, training for the Marine Corps Marathon. I developed the kind of foot pain that made it physically difficult to get out of bed in the morning. It was more than just stiffness. The first podiatrist I went to, who I won’t name solely based on the fact that I don’t remember his name, was not very helpful. After diagnosing me with plantar fascitis, he didn’t tell me to stop running and gave me these wimpy little wraps that didn’t really help at all. His explanation about what plantar fascitis is was not very clear and he made it seem like this would just be something that would go away on its own. He didn’t offer anything beyond stretches, which I did, but I later decided not to run the marathon, in hopes that less running would help with healing. By summer 2012, I was in agony, much worse than the year prior. Meisler gave me an Xray, and after seeing that there may be something serious going on, instructed me to get an MRI. The MRI didn’t turn up anything crazy, but he made it clear that I had to fix this if I didn’t want surgery in my future.
We talked about cortisone, which I didn’t want, orthotics, which I couldn’t afford, a night splint, which I got, but it wasn’t going to cure me. I told him my gut was telling me to do shockwave, and he told me he felt the same way, but was hesitant to recommend it as the first option, solely because he knew insurance wouldn’t cover it.
It’s now winter 2013, and I am completely healed after 3 shockwave treatments. I sometimes have a bit of soreness, but rarely. He taught me how to tape my foot, which I didn’t do nearly enough, but it was helpful at times. He told me to cut back on running and to stop wearing flats, which I obeyed. The shockwave treatments were definitely painful but you have to be honest with the technician about where the pain is. If they’re not targeting that area, it won’t work. My third session was with one of the other physicians there, who, in my opinion, was the one that cured me. The other technicians seemingly didn’t want to hurt me, so they kind of danced around my foot. Be direct. The pain is going to suck, but they really need to hit your limit for you to heal.
Meisler’s demeanor might not be for everyone, but I appreciated how frank and honest he was with me. I don’t want to be babied and honestly, if I didn’t do what he asked of me (stretching, taping, etc) he would remind me that I wouldn’t get better if I didn’t follow his suggestions. He was up front about the costs associated with shockwave, as well as the orthotics, which in my particular case, did not seem like a wise investment, and he didn’t fight me on that. I found that I had to ask him questions to get some of the answers and explanations I wanted, and I called his office often, and he was always prompt about returning my call. I think not every physician fits every patient, and we’re lucky to live in a city with so many fantastic physicians, but in my case, Meisler was clutch in my healing.

I work for Mount Sinai Hospital and with my insurance if i see Mount Sinai top tier doctors the benefit is pretty much paid in full for almost everything. So I found him on my top tier list provided to me by the Mount Sinai website. I conferred with my PCP who is near by to his office and she said she frequently refers to his office. So i said ok ill make an appointment. My issue was heel pain on my right foot and a possible ingrown toenail issue. The office staff was nice enough when I went but the doctor himself seemed a little too passive in his practicing. First off i was the first patient of the day which to me I would assume that the doctor would be bright eye’d and bushy tailed and I would get an excellent consultation. When he came in the room he asked me hows the toe pain, when it wasn’t even toe pain its heel pain. You would think especially for a new patient you would review the patient complaint and chart before you meet with them right? Then once i described the problem he basically said ok you probably have plantar facilitis, and proceeded to hand me a pamphlet so I could read on it. While i am great-​full for any extra materials the doctor can provide to explain the condition he should have explained it to me himself better first along with what he thinks might have caused the issue (was it my weight do i work standing all day? no questions were asked to probe into the nature of why i might have obtained this problem). I proceeded to take the xrays and then sat down back in the room. Once he looked at the xrays on the computer screen he said «oh you don’t really have a heel spur, or wait maybe you have a little bit» (is it or isn’t it? is maybe a professional diagnosis?) he didn’t even bother to show me what he was looking for on the xray and I was right there in view of the screen. I would have preferred much more explanation. he briefly went over treatments but basically said he recommends an orthodic but for about a week try taping the foot and if it doesn’t feel better take this anti-​inflammatory medication. So he showed me how to tape my foot and said they were going to scan me for the orthodic but they wont make it until they find out if the insurance covers it. He said they would bill it but don’t worry you wont have to pay if they don’t cover. (What? Don’t bill my insurance for something that didn’t happen!) Then when I asked him but what about my possible ingrown toe nail issue? He was like oh just remind me at the next visit.
Then when it was clear that he was only in network and not top tier like i had initially thought I found the claim for the insurance to have some inconsistencies. They billed the insurance for the taping demonstration done for my left foot and nothing was done it was only the right foot ($ 100 for him to show me how to tape my foot? really?). when i called about it the biller said ok well write it off. I’m like no you need to submit a corrected claim because then the #‘s with my insurance deductibles will be off. I mean I work in medical billing so I know a lot about these processes and I pitty the patients that he’s swept under the bus billing for stuff they don’t know what it is and they just shrug it off. Maybe they have the money to be jipped but I sure don’t having a toddler to pay for preschool and rent and bills to pay. I would certainly not recommend this doctor.

I came to Dr. Meisler with a plantar wart. After long and painful treatment there was no improvement. He charged me for every single visit, even when he wasn’t sure if it was at the end a wart. He did not bother to check my previous visit records and was asking me if I remembered the details of my treatment.
I finally decided to go to a dermatologist who explained to me that Dr. Meisler made it even worse. Now i have scars and a big wart which will is going to be very difficult to remove. AVOID THIS DOCTOR! He also charges you twice as much for band aids and other small things, which you can easily get in your drag store.

I visited this Dr. Meisler for my plantar warts on my feet. This man only cares about making extra money and there is no ethics with him. He wanted me to come and visit him a total of 8 time!!! Can you believe this? This was not the first time I had them being treated. I went to a doctor a year before and I had three time warts as much as I had with him (I only had 4 warts on my feet when visiting him). He wanted to charge me $ 185 for every visit and this is after ripping my insurance to the roof. There is no sense of care with him and all he cares about is his incentive in making money off of you! Folks listen to my advise — DO NOT GO TO HIM!!!

I went to Dr. Meisler for his convenient location. I had plantar fasciitis and thought he may be able to help. After looking at my old orthotics, he said they were «not bad», but that he recommended new ones. They did a virtual «mold» of my feet and when the $ 500 orthotics arrived, they had to go back to California, because they came too small. The orthotics cost him $ 100 and he charges $ 500. If they had helped, it would have been worth it, but after using them exactly as he is instructed, they made my feet worse. He refused to do anything about the exorbitant price he charged. Consequently, $ 500 literally in the garbage. Secondly, I had a MRI done for another issue in one of my feet in December and he did not call with the results until the end of February. There is no excuse for that. Thankfully I had already received the results from another source in a timely manner. I do not recommend Dr. Meisler at all. There are plenty of podiatrists in New York city. Do yourself and your wallet a favor and find someone else.

Terrible. The man took 3 times to create an orthotic that in the end delivered less support than the ones I was attempting to replace. He said callously…“At least they’re newer than your old ones.” Total waste of time, energy and money. The guy sucks.

Dr. Meisler is the best!

I went to Dr. Meisler back in Aug for a cut on my foot that hadn’t healed in 2 years. I cut myself surfing, and since I surf regularly, the cut has never been able to heal. I was figuring I might need some sort of operation. Dr. Meisler was able to heal this wound with some simple, well placed felt pads. I felt I was in very good hands, as Dr. Meisler was super attentive, and at points called in his colleagues to have a look as well. Having 3 specialist looking simultaneously, is a very reassuring feeling. I cannot recommend Dr. Meisler and his office enough!

Dr. Meisler is fantastic — he is caring, quick and thoughtful. The procedure that he thought I needed was complicated, so he made sure that I met Dr. Minacapilli to answer all my questions and check his initial thoughts.
They are both wonderful, and I have recommended them to my friends and family. I will definitely be going back.

I am seeing Dr. Minacapelli at this practice. I am fine with the doctor, but the reception staff is very rude and impatient. Not a great way to start your morning!

Average waiting time is 2.5 hours. Staff surly, rude and indifferent. Doctor totally indifferent. Got his number from NY Road runners club. Drs. website claims that these podiatrists have a personal interest in runners. I now understand their only interest in runners is the monetary value in runners injuries. These people are gross.