Charles Argoff, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurology, Albany Medical College; Director, Comprehensive Pain Center, Albany Medical Center · Albany Medical Center
Charles Argoff is Professor of Neurology, Albany Medical College; Director, Comprehensive Pain Center, Albany Medical Center at Albany Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 358 publications with 11,311 citations (h-index 48); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 16 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Charles Argoff, MD, is Professor of Neurology, Albany Medical College at Albany Medical Center / Albany Medical College. The public record shows 358 publications with 11,311 citations (h-index 48), centered on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Pain Management and Treatment, Pain Management and Opioid Use. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 42 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2010–2010).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · The journal of headache and pain
- Top research focus: Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 42 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 121.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- The Effect of Galcanezumab-gnlm on Post-Traumatic, Migrainous Headaches
Sponsor: Albany Medical College
- Study of Fibromyalgia Treated With Milnacipran
Sponsor: Albany Medical College
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
42 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Program year202511 payments$55,772openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- ABBVIE INC.Program year202594 payments$39,547openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Lundbeck LLCProgram year202524 payments$18,201openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
83.1%Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonists29.6%Emgality Pen58%Ajovy Autoinjector22%Aimovig Autoinjector9%Emgality Syringe6%Ajovy Syringe5%Part D<11 patientsCalcitonin Gene-related Peptide Receptor Antagonist27.4%Ubrelvy41%Nurtec Odt36%Qulipta13%Zavzpret10%Part D<11 patients+ 7 more classes in this area
Musculoskeletal
13.6%Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist8.2%Tizanidine Hcl100%Part D<11 patientsgamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist5.4%Baclofen100%Part D<11 patientsRespiratory
1.9%Opioid Agonist1.9%Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 16 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2010–2010 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Young Investigator Travel Support for 2014 APS Annual Scientific Meeting
American Pain Society
FY2014$42,000R13NS087941 - Integration of Immunochemical, Genomic & Transcriptomic Analyses of Human Skin
Integrated Tissue Dynamics, Llc
FY2010$295,399R41NS070387
Congress activity
Updated 16 Oct 2026
6 congress contributions (2021–2023) across AACE, ADA, ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 22-LB: 24-Month Results for 10-kHz Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) in Treating Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN)
ADA Scientific Sessions
ADA2022Co-authorLate-breaking
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03AAN‐EFNS guidelines on trigeminal neuralgia managementArticle726 citations2008
- 04
- 05The Role of Sodium Channels in Chronic Inflammatory and Neuropathic PainArticle364 citations2006
Network
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/charles-argoff-md
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Mentions by others
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wamc.org/post/vox-pop-medical-monday-dr-charles-argoff-5712
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →albanymed.org ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial board
Clinical Journal of Pain
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →practicalneurology.com ↗ - Neuropathic Pain Section Co-Editor
Pain Medicine
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pathlms.com ↗ - President
American Academy of Pain Medicine Foundation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pathlms.com ↗ - President
New York State Pain Society
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pathlms.com ↗ - Member
American Academy of Neurology
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →practicalneurology.com ↗ - Member
International Association for the Study of Pain
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →practicalneurology.com ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →wamc.org ↗
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