Ajith R. Castelino, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Chicago, IL
Ajith R. Castelino, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1760484042, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036-099795, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajith R. Castelino
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 036-099795 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6352 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60659
- Phone
- (872) 208-3095
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 961-8346
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040819000348); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6352 N Lincoln Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sabeena Gul, FNPNurse Practitioner1093465932
- Nirmala Shah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1215930128
Verify Ajith R. Castelino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-099795Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,852 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 878 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen526 claims
- Gabapentin265 claims
- Tramadol Hcl213 claims
- Naproxen180 claims
- Pregabalin134 claims
- Methylprednisolone114 claims
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 21.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Avanos Medical. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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 one group practice
- Noel Castelino SCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ajith R. Castelino among 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois
Ajith R. Castelino, M.D. is one of 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Illinois
There are 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois.
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- Jessica Tinianow, MDChicago, IL 606571942611967
- Julie Whittington-Cirton, MDChicago, IL 606571265440853
- Paige Ryan, PTAChicago, IL 606521902373426
- Artelio Watson, MDChicago, IL 606491760590889
- Yubicela DelgadoChicago, IL 606451669972899
Common questions
What is Ajith R. Castelino, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ajith R. Castelino, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760484042, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajith R. Castelino, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6352 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60659. Phone: (872) 208-3095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajith R. Castelino, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-099795, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ajith R. Castelino, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajith R. Castelino, M.D. had 1,852 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ajith R. Castelino, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 21.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.