Armando E. Castro, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Flushing, NY
Armando E. Castro, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Flushing, New York, and NPI 1154395473, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (New York 218424, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Armando E. Castro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 218424 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5645 Main St, Flushing, NY 11355
- Phone
- (718) 445-0220
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 393-1167
- Medicaid ID
- 02442762 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040327000255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5645 Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jonathan Abayev, RPA-CPhysician Assistant1952580102
- Mohammed Abdelrehem, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689569253
- Ghaith AbdullahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205776382
- Abbas AbediStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598409948
- Mariebelle AbelardeCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396116604
Verify Armando E. Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 218424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vascepa12 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): 91.3 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: $1,025.82
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
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
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCRego Park, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Armando E. Castro among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Armando E. Castro, M.D. is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 63% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Armando E. Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Armando E. Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154395473, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Armando E. Castro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5645 Main St, Flushing, NY, 11355. Phone: (718) 445-0220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Armando E. Castro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 218424, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Armando E. Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Armando E. Castro, M.D. had 26 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Armando E. Castro, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.