Lauren Nicole Argo, NP-C
NPI 1679049480ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care· Springfield, MO
Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (NP-C) with Lester E Cox Medical Centers, practicing in Springfield, Missouri. Part D covered 3,868 prescriptions written in 2024, 84% of them generic. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $660.14 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Cox Medical Center Branson and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1679049480 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | NP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 18, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 7, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care Primary | 363LA2100X | 2018037872 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (MO) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,868 · 8,071 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 265 |
| Total drug cost | $413,222 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · 345 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO
- Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$660.14 · 32 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$820.72 · 46 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $174.86 | 10 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $139.58 | 5 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $106.78 | 5 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $39.42 | 2 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $35.66 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$627.87 · 31 payments
- Education$32.27 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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