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
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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Dr Arvikar consistently goes above and beyond to provide me with the best care and advice.
The doctor was wonderful.
Listens to issues and offers possible solutions for better health and comfort. Have complete trust in her advice. Caring and very intelligent.
Dr. Sheila Arvikar is a terrific physician. She listens, she's thoughtful, she always is up to date on whatever your medical record shows. She's just overall terrific. Thank you.
I was very late for my appointment because of traffic around the hospital. The staff and physician were very kind to fit me in when I arrived.
New patient appointment
Dr. Arvikar is kind, patient, professional, and thorough. I really think the world of her and would highly recommend her to anybody.
Dr. Arvikar is always so very helpful, listens so well and answers questions I ask. She helps me to make a plan to continue to explore my illness and explains it all.
Dr. Arvikar and her staff are right on the ball. Both, all of them are, especially [redacted], and Dr. Arvikar, always have my results in from lab work, and from our visit within 24 to 36 hours, and pay a great deal of attention to any concerns, questions that I have, and have great follow-up information.
Dr. Arvikar is always excellent in all ways.