NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Ana Argoud

Medical Physician Assistant · Encinitas, CA

Maria Ana Argoud is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1598081820, issued on Apr 12, 2010. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1598081820
Name
Maria Ana Argoud
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
Practice location
351 Santa FE Dr Ste 240, Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone
(619) 691-0388
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110215000717); accepts Medicare assignment
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 351 Santa FE Dr Ste 240

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

  1. Georges Argoud, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1144303538

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

3,653 Medicare Part D claims for 763 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Maria Argoud3,653
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium430 claims
  2. Ozempic407 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl212 claims
  4. Jardiance209 claims
  5. Trulicity180 claims
  6. Methimazole149 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: $2,428.49

110 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Argoud$2,428.49
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. San Diego Coastal Endocrinology Group, A Medical CorporationEncinitas, CA

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

Maria Ana Argoud among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Maria Ana Argoud is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 42% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Brower, PAEncinitas, CA 920241861725392
  2. Amanda BurrellEncinitas, CA 920241548884398
  3. Jennifer Cates, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241972622751
  4. Michael Davis, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241922115229
  5. Amy Dusenberry, P.A.Encinitas, CA 920241972696813
  6. Lauren Edwards, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241023382074
  7. Erica Ewing, PA-CEncinitas, CA 920241285311712
  8. Kimberly Hottmann-Wenger, PAEncinitas, CA 920241124333166

Common questions

What is Maria Ana Argoud's NPI number?

Maria Ana Argoud's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598081820, issued on Apr 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Ana Argoud located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 351 Santa FE Dr Ste 240, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (619) 691-0388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Ana Argoud's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Maria Ana Argoud prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Ana Argoud had 3,653 Medicare Part D claims for 763 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.