Alain Erich Decastro, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Skokie, IL
Alain Erich Decastro, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1710080288, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alain Erich Decastro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- Practice location
- 4711 W Golf RD, Skokie, IL 60076
- Phone
- (847) 679-3079
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 679-8340
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081010000474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4711 W Golf RD
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Verify Alain Erich Decastro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl118 claims
- Clonazepam113 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate113 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate89 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er83 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr73 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.
Alain Erich Decastro among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois
Alain Erich Decastro, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Skokie
They are 32 of the 2,210 NPPES records with a practice address in Skokie, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Alain Erich Decastro, MD's NPI number?
Alain Erich Decastro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710080288, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alain Erich Decastro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4711 W Golf RD, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (847) 679-3079. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alain Erich Decastro, MD's license?
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 Alain Erich Decastro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alain Erich Decastro, MD had 1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.