Sheila Arvikar, MD
Sheila Arvikar, MD
Contact Information
Waltham, MAPhone: 781-487-6006
Boston, MAPhone: 617-726-7938
About Sheila Arvikar, MD
Clinical Interests:
- Lyme disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Rheumatology at Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 2600
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-6006
Mass General Rheumatology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 4B
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-7938
Medical Education
- MD, UMASS Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Reviews: Comments and Ratings
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Always a pleasure
Dr. Arvikar is a compassionate, kind and knowledgeable physician! She thoroughly addresses every issue!
Always a good experience in Waltham... Dr. Sheila Arvikar knows me and my illness very well and is always working for my good!
Dr Arvikar is polite, caring and professional. She is empathetic, thorough and goes above and beyond to review chart, history ans determine which tests and specialists are needed. Truly appreciate Dr Arvikar.
She's a good doctor, an excellent doctor, very kind, very helpful, and very kind to her patients. She's very conscientious and very easygoing with her patients. She's very well-liked. Thank you.
I was very comfortable with this first meeting.
Awesome, well informed and caring.
Expert Attentive Caring Creates custom Care plan easy to understand
I've been with Dr. Arvikar for about ten years. She is fully attentive of my entire medical history and always provides timely and accurate advice. She communicates fully with my other doctors to ensure they are fully aware of my unique medical needs.
She is very understanding of the things we spoke about she goes above and beyond.