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NYU Langone Provider

Francis Arena, MD

NYU Langone Provider
  • Specialties: Medical Oncology, Hematology
  • Treats: Adults
  • Language: English
  • Phone: 516-466-6611
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Named
One of America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connolly for 12+ Years
Developed
New Standard of Treatment for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Established
Novel Endocrine Therapies for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Conditions and Treatments

For Adults
Conditions
  • abdominal tumor
  • adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung
  • anemia
  • biliary cancer
  • bladder cancer
  • blood cancer
  • breast cancer
  • chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
  • colon cancer
  • colorectal cancer
  • gastrointestinal cancer
  • gynecologic cancer
  • kidney cancer
  • leukemia
  • liver cancer
  • lung cancer
  • lung carcinoma
  • lymphoma
  • malignant mesothelioma
  • mediastinal tumor
  • melanoma
  • mesothelioma
  • mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung
  • multiple myeloma
  • neuroendocrine tumor of the lung
  • non-small cell lung cancer
  • pancreatic cancer
  • penile cancer
  • prostate cancer
  • rectal cancer
  • renal cell carcinoma
  • small cell lung cancer
  • soft tissue sarcoma
  • solitary fibrous tumor
  • stomach cancer
  • thoracic cancer
  • thymus cancer
  • ureter cancer
  • urinary tract cancer
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Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Kidney Cancer , Colorectal Cancer , Liver Cancer & Liver Metastases , Small Intestine Cancer , Stomach Cancer , Lung Cancer , Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer , Small Cell Lung Cancer , Malignant Mesothelioma , Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adults , Bladder Cancer , Cervical Cancer , Endometrial Cancer , Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults , Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Adults , Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Adults , Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in Adults , Hairy Cell Leukemia in Adults , Leukemia in Adults , Pancreatic Cancer , Breast Cancer , Male Breast Cancer , Intraocular Melanoma in Adults , Melanoma , AIDS-Related Lymphoma , Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma in Adults , Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults , Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Adults , Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma in Adults , Myelodysplastic Syndromes , Myeloproliferative Disorders , Prostate Cancer , Multiple Myeloma

Positions
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology), 1995
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, 1978
Education and Training
  • Fellowship, NA, Hematology-Oncology, 1980
  • MD from Cornell University, 1975

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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

  • Aetna
     
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Indemnity
    • Aetna International
    • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
    • Aetna Meritain Health
    • Aetna Open Access EPO
    • Aetna Open Access HMO
    • Aetna POS
    • Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
    • Aetna PPO
    • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
    • Aetna Student Plan
    • Allied
    • Chesterfield Resources Inc
    • Christian Brothers Services
    • CoreSource
    • Healthscope
    • Nippon Life of America-Aetna
    • Nippon Life-Aetna
    • Starmark
    • WellNet
  • Agewell
     
    • Agewell Managed Medicaid
    • Agewell Medicare
  • Amida Care
     
    • Amida Care Medicaid
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
     
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group (NYU LI Local 1199)
    • BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
    • BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
    • BCBS EPO
    • BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS Federal Program
    • BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
    • BCBS Florida Blue Select
    • BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
    • BCBS Florida Simply Blue
    • BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
    • BCBS HMO
    • BCBS Indemnity
    • BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
    • BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
    • BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
    • BCBS POS
    • BCBS PPO
    • BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
    • BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
    • New York Hotel Trades
  • Centerlight Healthcare
     
    • CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
    • CenterLight Healthcare PACE
    • CenterLight Healthcare Select
    • Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
  • Centers Plan For Healthy Living
     
    • Centers Plan For Healthy Living
  • Cigna
     
    • Apwu Health Plan
    • Cigna Great West PPO
    • Cigna HMO
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • Cigna Managed Care/POS
    • Cigna Medicare Advantage
    • Cigna NALC
    • Cigna Open Access
    • Cigna Open Access PPO
    • Cigna PPO
    • Cigna Premier Plus
    • Great West HMO
    • MVP-Cigna Network
    • Wellfleet-NYU Student
  • Connecticare
     
    • Connecticare Bridge
    • Connecticare Commercial
  • Elderplan
     
    • Elderplan
    • Elderplan FIDA
  • Empire BCBS Health Plus
     
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
    • BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
    • BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
    • BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
    • BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
    • BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
    • BCBS Healthplus SOMOS Essential Plan 1
    • BCBS Healthplus SOMOS Essential Plan 2
    • BCBS Healthplus SOMOS Essential Plan 3
    • BCBS Healthplus SOMOS Essential Plan 4
    • BCBS Healthplus SOMOS NY Child Health Plan
    • BCBS Healthplus SOMOS NY Medicaid
    • BCBS Healthplus SOMOS Special Needs HARP
    • BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
    • Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
  • Fidelis Care
     
    • Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
    • Fidelis Care Gold Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
    • Fidelis Care Medicare
    • Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
    • Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 1
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 2
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 3
    • Fidelis Essential Plan 4
  • GHI
     
    • American Plan Administrators
    • GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
    • GHI Emblem Health EPO
    • GHI Emblem Health PPO
    • GHI HMO
    • GHI HMO Medicare
    • GHI Medicare PPO
    • GHI Medicare Supplement
    • GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
    • GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
    • IUOE Local 14-14B
    • Wlny-TV Inc.
  • HIP
     
    • Emblem Essential Plan 1
    • Emblem Essential Plan 2
    • Emblem Essential Plan 3
    • Emblem Essential Plan 4
    • HIP Access I
    • HIP Access II
    • HIP Bridge
    • HIP Child Health Plus
    • HIP EPO
    • HIP HMO
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced - Child Health Plus (SOMOS)
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced - NY MCD (SOMOS)
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced - SNP Harp (SOMOS)
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced Essential 1 (SOMOS)
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced Essential 2 (SOMOS)
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced Essential 3 (SOMOS)
    • HIP Medicaid Enhanced Essential 4 (SOMOS)
    • HIP Medicare Supplement
    • HIP POS
    • HIP PPO
    • HIP Prime Bronze
    • HIP Prime Gold
    • HIP Prime Platinum
    • HIP Prime Silver
    • HIP VIP Medicare Bold
    • HIP VIP Medicare Prime
    • Vytra HMO
  • Hamaspik Choice
     
    • Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
  • Health Smart
     
    • WTC Health Program-HHC
  • Healthfirst
     
    • Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
    • Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Child Health Plus
    • Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
    • Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
    • Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Medicaid
    • Healthfirst Medicare
    • Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
    • Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
    • Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
    • Healthfirst Senior Health Partners
    • Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
    • Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
  • Humana
     
    • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Local 1199
     
    • Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
    • Local 1199 PPO
  • Magnacare
     
    • Magnacare PPO
  • Medicare
     
    • Medicare Part B
  • Multiplan
     
    • AXA Assistance USA
    • Administrative Concepts
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Diversified Administration Corporation
    • Fiserv Health
    • GEHA
    • Global Excel
    • Global Health
    • Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
    • Health Net Of California
    • Health Republic Of NJ
    • Humana Health Plan
    • Insurance Design Administrators
    • Kaiser Foundation
    • Kaiser Permanente
    • Meritain Health
    • Multiplan PPO
    • Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
    • Mutual Of Omaha
    • Nippon Life Ins Co
    • PHCS
    • Professional Benefit Admin
    • Qualcare Inc
    • Screen Actors Guild
    • Teamsters Allied Benefits
    • US Life Insurance Company
  • NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
     
    • NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan
  • Oxford
     
    • Oxford Health Plans Freedom
    • Oxford Health Plans Liberty
    • Oxford Metro
  • POMCO Insurance Company
     
    • POMCO Insurance Company
  • Partners Health Plan Inc
     
    • Partners Health Plan FIDA
    • Partners Health Plan Medicaid
    • Partners Health Plan Medicare
  • Qualcare Inc.
     
    • Qualcare Direct
  • Railroad Medicare
     
    • Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
  • River Spring Health Plan
     
    • River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
  • Senior Whole Health
     
    • Senior Whole Health Medicare Advantage
  • Tricare
     
    • TriWest
    • Tricare
    • US Family Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
     
    • AARP Medicare Complete
    • Bind Benefits inc
    • Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
    • UMR
    • UMR WTC Health Program
    • United Health Care Charter
    • United Healthcare AARP
    • United Healthcare All Savers
    • United Healthcare CareCore
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
    • United Healthcare Choice (Viacom Employees)
    • United Healthcare Compass Exchange
    • United Healthcare EPO
    • United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare HMO
    • United Healthcare Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Medicare
    • United Healthcare Navigate
    • United Healthcare POS
    • United Healthcare PPO
    • United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Student Resources
    • United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
    • UnitedHealthcare Choice (JP Morgan Employees)
  • VA Community Care Network
     
    • VA CCN Optum
  • VNS Choice Advantage
     
    • VNS Medicare Advantage
    • VNS NY Choice Select Health
  • Village Care
     
    • VillageCare
  • Wellcare
     
    • WellCare Medicare
View All Accepted Plans This list of insurances changes regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Before your appointment, please confirm with your insurance company that this provider accepts your insurance.

Locations and Appointments

Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Arena Oncology

1999 Marcus Avenue, Suite 308, Lake Success, NY 11042

Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Arena Oncology - Howard Beach

94-07 156th Avenue, Howard Beach, NY 11414

NYU Langone Medical Associates - Riverhead

889 East Main St, Riverhead, New York 11901

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