Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and NPI 1679018014, issued on Dec 20, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina MD82009, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis Joseph Argentine
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD82009 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 809 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
- Phone
- (843) 692-1000
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200609000109); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Louis Joseph Argentine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD82009Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
98 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime21 claims
- Prednisone11 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: $68.28
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Main Line Emergency Med Associates LLCWynewood, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Louis Joseph Argentine among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2016, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Myrtle Beach
They are 71 of the 2,599 NPPES records with a practice address in Myrtle Beach, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D.'s NPI number?
Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679018014, issued on Dec 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 809 82ND Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29572. Phone: (843) 692-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD82009, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis Joseph Argentine, M.D. had 98 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.