Argüello Plastic Surgery
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 80.5/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #5 of 7 ranked clinics · last checked 2 September 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Single-physician plastic and reconstructive surgery practice in Ponce. Physician named with role and specialist certification matched in the ABMS board register.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. ABMS Certification Matters: currently certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, specialty Plastic Surgery, first certified 2024. [abms-profile] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. Sole physician named with role and tied to the Ponce address. [site] |
SEC | 16 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 8 | 2026-09-02 |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-09-02 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. Departamento de Estado corporate register: Arguello Plastic Surgery LLC, index 544921-1511, status ACTIVE; resident agent and officer Marvin Arguello Angarita match the named physician Dr. Marvin Argüello Angarita. [rcp-search] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No certification, licence or registration number published on the pages checked. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty No pattern from the lexicon found. No guarantee or unmatched-superlative language found on the pages checked. [site] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-09-02 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-09-02 |
| M9 | Patient documents None. No consent, risk, aftercare, revision-policy or complaint content found on the pages checked. [site] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-09-02 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Marvin Argüello Angarita [site] [abms-profile] | Plastic and reconstructive surgeon | not published |
Legal entity: Arguello Plastic Surgery LLC · 544921-1511 [rcp-search]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified no
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified no
- Sanctions / discipline register (OIG LEIE — HHS Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (federal healthcare exclusions, filterable to Puerto Rico)): no entry found [leie]
What we could not verify
- M3 · Basic medical licence
- M4 · Facility registration
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.arguelloplasticsurgery.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 787-961-7050 |
| Address | 909 Ave. Tito Castro, Suite 816, Ponce, PR 00716 |
| City | Ponce |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.arguelloplasticsurgery.com/ | clinic's own site | physician, address, phone, menu | 2 September 2026 |
| abms-profile | https://www.certificationmatters.org/practitioner/?crtmat_pid=12394… | official register | GET certificationmatters.org/find-my-doctor/?dsearch=1&lname=Arguello&fname=Marvin&state=PR then practitioner profile | 2 September 2026 |
| leie | https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/downloadables/UPDATED.csv | official register | OIG LEIE bulk CSV filtered STATE=PR, LASTNAME contains ARGUELLO/ANGARITA: no matching active exclusion | 2 September 2026 |
| rcp-search | https://rceapi.estado.pr.gov/api/corporation/search | official register | POST rceapi.estado.pr.gov/api/corporation/search q=ARGUELLO → ARGUELLO PLASTIC SURGERY LLC, 544921-1511, ACTIVE | 2 September 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | axes.M5: null → 5 (Departamento de Estado RCP match (follow-up pass)) |
| 2 September 2026 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
Corrections are applied with a source link and logged publicly. A clinic statement without a source is published next to the data; the score does not change.