General Appointment

Arthritis Care and Research Center, Inc.

For all appointments and inquiries, please call (858) 312-1717.

We are happy to hear from you. Please contact us using the information below:

Tel: (858) 312-1717

Fax: (858) 435-0207

Website: www.acrmed.com

Office Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Lunch Break: 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Lunch Break: 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM

Do not use our email address for medical questions, prescription refills, lab reports or for medical emergencies.

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When you come for your appointment please remember to obtain and bring the following:

• Drivers License or a valid ID
• Insurance information
• Referral Letter (if required)
• Reports, X-rays, MRI's. CT scans etc and any other relevant information
• List of medications (if any)

Very often during the course of your evaluation or treatment for an orthopaedic condition we will require X-rays to determine the cause of a problem or to evaluate your progress. If not all the relevant information is available at the time of your appointment this may cause a delay in your treatment.

Insurance

We accept most major medical insurances including

• Scripps Mercy Physician Partners
• Scripps Ximed Medical Plan
• United Health Care PPO
• Tricare
• Tricare Standard
• Tricare Prime
• Aetna Health
• Aetna Medicare Advantage
• Arizona Foundation
• Beech Street
• CIGNA PPO
• First Health/Coventry
• First Health/Coventry Workers Comp
• Focus Healthcare Workers Comp
• Fortified Provider Network
• Galaxy Health Network
• Great-West Healthcare
• Health Management Network
• Humana ChoiceCare
• Interplan/HealthSmart
• Interplan/HealthSmart Workers Comp
• Multiplan
• National Provider Network/Medavant
• Pacific Foundation for Medical Care
• Pacific Health Alliance
• PPO Next
• Prime Health Services, Inc.
• Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
• Scripps Employee Medical Plan
• St. Pauls Eldercare
• Three Rivers
• San Diego Physicians Medical Group ( SDPMG)
• Medicare
• US department of Labor

Please call our office to confirm your insurance coverage, eligibility and schedule an appointment.

If you need to cancel an appointment:

Telephone the office during business hours and allow at least 1 day's notice so that we can offer your appointment time to patients on our waiting list.

We recognize that your time is valuable, and we make every effort to run on time. Occasionally emergencies or patients require a little more time, and these cause scheduling delays beyond our control. We apologize if we keep you waiting.