Christopher Argote, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Marrero, LA
Christopher Argote, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Marrero, Louisiana, and NPI 1902030497, issued on May 12, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana 204593, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Argote
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 204593 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1101 Medical Center Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072
- Phone
- (504) 349-1656
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1101 Medical Center Blvd.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Barial, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1699758821
- Stacy Efferson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932532637
- Marie Fervil, MDContractor1518076439
- William Frew, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1740556000
- Bonnie Gasquet-Johnson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1346475100
- Terran Johnson, MN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1538541446
Verify Christopher Argote in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 204593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,548 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate86 claims
- Eliquis75 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium66 claims
- Furosemide60 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium48 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58.25
3 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- New Orleans Physician Services IncMarrero, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
38 internal medicine physician records list a Marrero practice address
They are 38 of the 1,117 NPPES records with a Marrero practice address, and 1,870 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 38 in Marrero → All 1,870 in Louisiana → Every provider in Marrero →
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Common questions
What is Christopher Argote, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Argote, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902030497, issued on May 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Argote, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1101 Medical Center Blvd., Marrero, LA, 70072. Phone: (504) 349-1656. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Argote, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 204593, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Argote, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Argote, MD had 1,548 Medicare Part D claims for 330 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Argote, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.