Alfonso Castro, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Clearwater, FL
Alfonso Castro, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Clearwater, Florida, and NPI 1649472069, issued on Jun 5, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME114750, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alfonso Castro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- ME114750 FL
125050954 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL 33756
- Phone
- (727) 443-0611
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (727) 461-5493
- Medicaid ID
- 008212000 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130306000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alfonso Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME114750Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,177 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa163 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta152 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate100 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere55 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate54 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl49 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: $460.20
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Bay Area Chest Physicians P AClearwater, FL
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alfonso Castro among 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida
Alfonso Castro, MD is one of 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1999 among the 790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,045 pulmonary disease physician records in Florida.
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- Eli Gavi, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561609049980
- Sanjiva Lutchmedial, MD.Clearwater, FL 337561033379649
- John Masson, M.D.Clearwater, FL 337561134100605
- Lucas Mikulic, MDClearwater, FL 337561093998742
- Jeramy Mosburg, D.O.Clearwater, FL 337561417108291
Common questions
What is Alfonso Castro, MD's NPI number?
Alfonso Castro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649472069, issued on Jun 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alfonso Castro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 430 Morton Plant St, Clearwater, FL, 33756. Phone: (727) 443-0611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alfonso Castro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME114750, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alfonso Castro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alfonso Castro, MD had 1,177 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.