Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1285652651, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 12521, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adalberto Castro Gonzalez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 12521 AZ
L9706 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5333 N 7TH St, Phoenix, AZ 85014
- Phone
- (602) 266-5100
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 266-7100
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070713000104); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 123 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Verify Adalberto Castro Gonzalez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 12521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,338.55
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Arizona Uvc Medical PLLCChandler, AZ
- Kulbhushan K Sharma MD PCGlendale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adalberto Castro Gonzalez among 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona
Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D. is one of 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1999 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arizona
There are 123 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arizona.
All 123 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shair Ahmed, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131629270749
- Lishan Aklog, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850131801817937
- Kevin Brady, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131154315810
- Ross Bremner, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131205849429
- Hsien-Chen ChiangPhoenix, AZ 850131902357676
- Abdul Samad Hashimi, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131588873715
- Jasmine Huang, MDPhoenix, AZ 850131487861241
- Stephen Joyce, MDPhoenix, AZ 850151619043890
Common questions
What is Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285652651, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5333 N 7TH St, Phoenix, AZ, 85014. Phone: (602) 266-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 12521, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adalberto Castro Gonzalez, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.