Benjamin Christian Castro, MD
Surgery Physician · Springfield, MO
Benjamin Christian Castro, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1881117018, issued on Jul 19, 2017. Check the license (Missouri 2023030336, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Christian Castro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2023030336 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 E Primrose St, Springfield, MO 65807
- Phone
- (000) 000-0000
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230929001308); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Christian Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2023030336Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Pregabalin13 claims
- Methocarbamol12 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: $2,473.01
42 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
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Christian Castro among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri
Benjamin Christian Castro, MD is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Missouri
There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Buckner, MDSpringfield, MO 658071497797625
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- Amanda Chelednik, MDSpringfield, MO 658071710337746
- Rachel Cobos, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071972862142
- Jack Coorts, MDSpringfield, MO 658071457884074
- William Hardman, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071861483968
- Joseph Keller, M.D.Springfield, MO 658071841819778
- Mariya Kochubey, MDSpringfield, MO 658071215433560
Common questions
What is Benjamin Christian Castro, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Christian Castro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881117018, issued on Jul 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Christian Castro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 E Primrose St, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (000) 000-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Christian Castro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023030336, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Christian Castro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Christian Castro, MD had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 45 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.