2026 NPPES data Neurology Physician NPI 1073673125 MD
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CHARLES ARGOFF, MD

Neurology Physician in ALBANY, New York. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

Federal data — no proprietary rating. PlainDoctor publishes the actual CMS NPPES and Medicare records — NPI registration, specialty, practice location, and prescribing data — without a composite score or editorial opinion on top. Every field traces to a federal source.
Prescribing volume
988
Medicare Part D claims · 116 beneficiaries · Neurology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
39%
generic claims · 61% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
76.7003/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$84.9K
138 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

CHARLES ARGOFF, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 76.7003/100 — below the 83.1 national average — and filed 988 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

76.7003/100
MIPS score · -6 vs avg
988
Part D claims, 2023
39%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

77 21st percentile higher than 21% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Above this entry. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

CHARLES ARGOFF, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about CHARLES ARGOFF, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/11/2006

NPI 1073673125

Primary specialty

Neurology Physician

Mid-sized

19,866 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

988 25% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,309

MIPS final score

76.7003/100 6.399699999999996% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in New York

How Neurology Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers

New York providers

Neurology Physician share within New York

1. Neurology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Neurology Physician share within New York

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurology Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
76.7003/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Neurology Physician) — 76.7003/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%76.7%
MIPS final score (Neurology Physician) — 76.7003/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

CHARLES ARGOFF, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Neurology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 47 NEW SCOTLAND AVE, ALBANY, NY, 12208, with a listed phone of (518) 262-5226. NPI 1073673125 was issued on 12/11/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what ARGOFF most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 988 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 116 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $697K in drug spend, split 61% brand-name and 39% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 76.7003/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 77.9602, Cost 61.0409), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Neurology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 19,866 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 1,309 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

47 NEW SCOTLAND AVE
ALBANY, NY 12208

Provider Details

NPI 1073673125
Specialty Neurology Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 12/11/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

76.7003
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
77.9602
Quality
61.0409
Cost
74
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where CHARLES ARGOFF, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE
ALBANY, NY

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for CHARLES ARGOFF, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$84.9K

Largest payer

ABBVIE INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to CHARLES ARGOFF, MD. To verify CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases

NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy

CHARLES ARGOFF, MD — brand share 61.0%
Specialty average (est.)

61% brand-name claims vs 39% generic, on 988 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

988
Total Claims
$697K
Total Drug Cost
116
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,164
Total Day Supply
33,010
Brand vs Generic
61% brand / 39% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$663K
Generic Drug Cost
$34K
Opioid Claims
123 (12.4% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
61.6 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.37
Gender Split
78% female / 22% male
Age Distribution
<65: 54, 65-74: 45, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What CHARLES ARGOFF, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Emgality Pen
Galcanezumab-Gnlm
114
Nurtec Odt
Rimegepant Sulfate
102
Ubrelvy
Ubrogepant
98
Tizanidine Hcl
60
Aimovig Autoinjector
Erenumab-Aooe
55
Qulipta
Atogepant
49
Pregabalin
47
Ajovy Autoinjector
Fremanezumab-Vfrm
41
Rizatriptan
Rizatriptan Benzoate
38
Lidocaine-Prilocaine
Lidocaine/Prilocaine
26

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Neurology Physician Overview

How CHARLES ARGOFF, MD fits within the Neurology Physician landscape nationally.

19,866
Neurology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Neurology Physician
1,309
Avg Claims per Provider

CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's 988 claims are below the specialty average of 1,309.

Nearby Neurology Physician Providers in New York

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as ARGOFF.

Compare Neurology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's specialty?
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD specializes in Neurology Physician and practices in ALBANY, New York. Credentials: MD.
How much does CHARLES ARGOFF, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, CHARLES ARGOFF, MD wrote 988 Medicare Part D claims totaling $697K in drug costs for 116 beneficiaries.
What is CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's Medicare quality score?
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 76.7003/100 (Quality: 77.9602, Cost: 61.0409). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is CHARLES ARGOFF, MD located?
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD is located at 47 NEW SCOTLAND AVE, ALBANY, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-5226.
What is CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's NPI number?
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073673125, issued on 12/11/2006.
Does CHARLES ARGOFF, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's prescribing is 61% brand-name and 39% generic drugs by claim count, with $663K in brand drug costs.
Does CHARLES ARGOFF, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, CHARLES ARGOFF, MD had 123 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.4%.
How many Neurology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 19,866 Neurology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Neurology Physician provider writes 1,309 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does CHARLES ARGOFF, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Emgality Pen, Nurtec Odt, Ubrelvy. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does CHARLES ARGOFF, MD accept Medicare?
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 988 Part D claims and 116 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's credentials?
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD's NPI is 1073673125 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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