NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kosta M. Arger, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sparks, NV

Kosta M. Arger, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sparks, Nevada, and NPI 1164414215, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 4093, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164414215
Name
Kosta M. Arger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
4093 NV
G48317 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2385 E Prater Way Ste 302, Sparks, NV 89434
Phone
(775) 356-4514
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(775) 356-4991
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040319000786); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1979
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2385 E Prater Way Ste 302

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ali Al Khayru, MBCHBInterventional Cardiology Physician1780115923
  2. Letitia Anderson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1700946019
  3. Eric Drummer, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1932191525
  4. Waddy Gonzalez Diaz, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1851636294
  5. Juan Rodriguez Reyes, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1215147913
  6. Carrie Yamamoto, APRNNurse Practitioner1174908826

Verify Kosta M. Arger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,347 Medicare Part D claims for 812 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Kosta Arger6,347
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate539 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium382 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium285 claims
  4. Eliquis255 claims
  5. Furosemide246 claims
  6. Carvedilol235 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,959.10

36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kosta Arger$1,959.10
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northern Nevada Medical Group LLCSparks, NV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kosta M. Arger among 176 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nevada

Kosta M. Arger, M.D. is one of 176 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 1994 among the 128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Nevada

There are 176 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nevada.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Letitia Anderson, MDSparks, NV 894341700946019
  2. Colin Fuller, M.D.Sparks, NV 894341578555165
  3. Waddy Gonzalez Diaz, M.D.Sparks, NV 894341851636294
  4. Alban De Schutter, M.D.Winnemucca, NV 894451134434988
  5. Ram Challapalli, M.D.Reno, NV 895021154313815
  6. Sheree Chen, M.D.Reno, NV 895021104812957
  7. Thomas Davee, M.D.Reno, NV 895021013934900
  8. Anthony Field, M.D.Reno, NV 895021407818925

Common questions

What is Kosta M. Arger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kosta M. Arger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164414215, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kosta M. Arger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2385 E Prater Way Ste 302, Sparks, NV, 89434. Phone: (775) 356-4514. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kosta M. Arger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 4093, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kosta M. Arger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kosta M. Arger, M.D. had 6,347 Medicare Part D claims for 812 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.