NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner · Palo Alto, CA

Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1083195408, issued on Aug 23, 2018. Check the license (California 95009709, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083195408
Name
Brenda Irene Castolo
Credential
AGACNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
95009709 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Welch RD Ste 350, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone
(650) 723-6576
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190311002725); 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 900 Welch RD Ste 350

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

  1. Areeba Abid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982363941
  2. Dalton BrunsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730977281
  3. Claire CassianniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538957063
  4. Peter Davis-Allen, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1043839657
  5. Ursula Dean, BSN, RN, MSN, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063813350
  6. Nimit Desai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528903895

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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brenda Castolo25
  2. Specialty average1,109

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Alameda Health SystemOakland, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

318 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 318 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California.

Other nurse practitioner records in California

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  2. Albert Aba, AGNPSan Francisco, CA1578353777
  3. Martha Ababneh, CNAEl Monte, CA1275118614
  4. Maria Katrina Abad, AGPCNP-BCSan Carlos, CA1306394952
  5. Shayda Abadi, NPPalo Alto, CA1316745540
  6. Jessika Abarca, NPSan Fernando, CA1972263945
  7. Hangama Abassi, N.P.Walnut Creek, CA1487083655
  8. Elizabeth Abaunza, NPSan Francisco, CA1962044347
  9. Honeylynn Abaya, NPMoreno Valley, CA1528799145
  10. Tara Abbondanza, NPArcadia, CA1730355173

Common questions

What is Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC's NPI number?

Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083195408, issued on Aug 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Welch RD Ste 350, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 723-6576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists California license number 95009709, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Brenda Irene Castolo, AGACNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.