Rheumatologists are internists or pediatricians who have additional Fellowship training in rheumatology. They specialize in the treatment of arthritis, musculoskeletal pain disorders, autoimmune diseases and osteoporosis. At the Northern California Arthritis Center we have made every effort to customize our facility to the unique needs of our patients. We provide a comfortable and efficient infusion suite, extremity MRI and state-of-the-art bone density testing for osteoporosis. Our numerous on-site services allow us to assess your condition quickly and minimize visits to other sites for testing. |
Rheumatologists are internists or pediatricians who have additional Fellowship training in rheumatology. They specialize in the treatment of arthritis, musculoskeletal pain disorders, autoimmune diseases and osteoporosis. There are more than 200 types of these diseases, some of which are listed below:
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Rheumatologists are also experts in the diagnosis and treatment of :
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Walnut Creek 120 La Casa Via, Suite 204 Open Monday through Friday Tel. 925.210.1050 |
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Barbara Del Prado
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Tel. 925.210.1050 ext. 20
Convenient, On-Site Services Bone Densitometry (DXA):: We utilize the latest technology for bone testing, both to identify patients at risk for osteoporosis and to monitor effects of treatment. The DXA scans are interpreted by physicians who are Certified Clinical Densitometrists. |
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- Arthritis Foundation
- American college of Rheumatology
- Lupus Foundation of America
- The Lupus Foundation of Northern California
- Spondylitis Association of America
- Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation
- National Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation
- Scleroderma Foundation
- San Francisco Bay Area Scleroderma Support Group
- Myositis Association of America
- Gout
- Fibromyalgia network
- Fibromyalgia Aware
- National Psoriasis Foundation
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- National Sleep Foundation
- Vasculitis Foundation
General Information
- National Library of Medicine
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Institute on Aging
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Library of Medicine
- Medline plus - U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Mayo Health System
Pregnancy & Lactation
- MOTHERISK - Treating the mother - Protecting the unborn
- The InfantRisk Center
- Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease
- Arthritis Foundation - Arthritis in Pregnancy
- Drugs in Pregnancy And Breastfeeding
- Drugs in Pregnancy in Lactation / UK
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At your initial visit, please come prepared with a complete list of medications you are taking, your current condition/complaint and copies of any labs, xrays, or other studies which have been taken prior to your visit.
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Most health plans require the primary care physician (PCP) to provide a written referral or authorization prior to sending a patient to a specialist. If your health plan has this requirement, it will be your responsibility to ensure that a current authorization/referral is on record prior to your appointment.
Please be advised that if we do not have a current authorization/referral at the time of your scheduled appointment, we will be unable to provide treatment.
The phone number for the billing department is (925) 210-1050 ext. 26 or ext 28. If you have any questions regarding our charges and/or payment requirements, please feel free to contact us.
If you have been prescribed medication(s) by one of our physicians and you are in need of a refill, please call your pharmacy and they will fax us a refill authorization request. Please allow 48 hours.
Policy
We ask our patients to monitor their prescription medication closely and to assess supplies before each office visit. We request that patients get their medications refilled at the time of their appointment or when necessary to call a prescription in to their pharmacy several days in advance of running out of the medication.
Refills of pain medications cannot be authorized on weekends.
Regarding your test results, please allow 2 to 3 working days for the results of your test(s) to be sent to our office and reviewed by the physician. If there are any significant findings, the physician/nurse will contact you and give you any instruction that is required. Test results which are within normal limits will not be reported to you, however, we invite you to discuss all of the findings at your next appointment with the physician.