David Mullens

David Mullens, DPM, JD, is a board-certified podiatric surgeon and has authored articles and book chapters on lower extremity problems. He has served as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and as a Professor with dual appointments in Basic Science and Podiatric Medicine at the California College of Podiatric Medicine. He earned his JD at Peninsula University Law School in 1997 and was an associate attorney with Alexander Hawes and Audet in San Jose until...See more

David Mullens, DPM, JD, is a board-certified podiatric surgeon and has authored articles and book chapters on lower extremity problems. He has served as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and as a Professor with dual appointments in Basic Science and Podiatric Medicine at the California College of Podiatric Medicine. He earned his JD at Peninsula University Law School in 1997 and was an associate attorney with Alexander Hawes and Audet in San Jose until 2004. He established his own law practice in Palo Alto in 2004 and represents health care providers regarding payment for services. To date, Dr. Mullens has successfully prosecuted the collection of several thousand CPT and HCPCS codes previously denied for payment by Medicare and the for-profit insurance companies. In 2020, the American Bar Association published his book, "How to Win Medicare Appeals." See less