NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD

Surgery Physician · Glendale, AZ

Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1487219002, issued on May 8, 2019. Check the license (Arizona 73637, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487219002
Name
Alejandra Navarro Castaneda
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
73637 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18701 N 67TH Ave, Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone
(623) 561-7983
Enumerated
May 8, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250108001725); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 18701 N 67TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmed Abouzeid, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871619601
  2. Mustafa Al-Nmki, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659210375
  3. Mehruba Alam, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851230460
  4. Juan Aliaga, DNP, APRN-CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1053097170
  5. Adnan AlmazloumStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366382996
  6. Jacob AndersenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811799372

Verify Alejandra Navarro Castaneda in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

74 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alejandra Navarro Castaneda74
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,841.24

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alejandra Navarro Castaneda$1,841.24
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Vhs Outpatient Clinics IncGlendale, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alejandra Navarro Castaneda among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona

Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Allen Agapay, MDGlendale, AZ 853081962401117
  2. Ronald Bauer, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853081215935952
  3. Caren Borjeson, DOGlendale, AZ 853081063406668
  4. Joseph Dipasquale, MDGlendale, AZ 853081740594761
  5. Helen HallGlendale, AZ 853081679908768
  6. Wan-Lin Horng, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853081619037405
  7. Mostafa Jabassini, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853081942837851
  8. Brian Lipton, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853081386699635

Common questions

What is Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD's NPI number?

Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487219002, issued on May 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18701 N 67TH Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85308. Phone: (623) 561-7983. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 73637, 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 Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alejandra Navarro Castaneda, MD had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.