Dr. Joseph Henry Arguelles, MD

Dr. Arguelles practices at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York, part of University of Vermont Health Network.

Dr. Arguelles' NPI, 1972542389, was assigned on June 5, 2006. Dr. Arguelles graduated from New York Medical College in 1989. Dr. Arguelles' New York license number on file is 240278-1.

Dr. Arguelles' primary practice is Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, at 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 in Clinton County. The practice phone is (518) 562-7767.

Dr. Arguelles' primary practice is Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, New York, part of University of Vermont Health Network. Dr. Arguelles is also affiliated with Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake. The medical group on file is Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Arguelles to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Arguelles practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Arguelles' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Arguelles is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Arguelles' licenses on file in 4 states: New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Arguelles treats.

CMS data shows 128 Medicare services from Dr. Arguelles across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 97 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,832 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 97 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Arguelles in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Arguelles' median patient age at 68, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Arguelles wrote 286 Medicare Part D claims for 63 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 231 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,360 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 161 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Arguelles accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Arguelles, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Arguelles, published from 2022 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Fibroins. Dr. Arguelles' most frequent co-author is Thomas Lansen, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Arguelles from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $1,480.

Dr. Arguelles graduated from New York Medical College in 1989. Dr. Arguelles is a member of CNS.

Dr. Arguelles is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.