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2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1356388045 M.D.
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Bryan Castro, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Beaufort, South Carolina.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 26,109 in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
822
Medicare Part D claims · 312 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 344
MIPS score
81.4/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$10.4K
7 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Bryan Castro, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 822 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

81.4/100
MIPS score · -2 vs avg
822
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥32nd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Bryan Castro, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1356388045), first enumerated 06/01/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 822 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $10.4K in reported industry payments (7 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1356388045 · Orthopaedic Surgery Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1356388045
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 26K Orthopaedic Surgery
  • MIPS-INLINE 81.4/100
  • RX-LIGHT 822
  • BOOK-THIN 442 in South Carolina
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charles Zierenberg · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Bryan Castro, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

81 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Bryan Castro, M.D. sits

This provider among orthopaedic surgery physician peers

Across the 7,229 orthopaedic surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Bryan Castro, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 87% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 44% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, 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97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Bryan Castro, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 44
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one orthopaedic surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Bryan Castro, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Bryan Castro, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Bryan Castro, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/01/2006

NPI 1356388045

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician

Mid-sized

26,109 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

822 139% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 344

MIPS final score

81.4/100 2.1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in South Carolina

How Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers

South Carolina providers
Pharmacist6.1%Mental Health Counselor5%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Physical Therapist4.5%Behavior Technician4.2%Speech-Language Pathologist3.6%Orthopaedic Surgery Physician0.5%
Largest specialties in South Carolina (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Bryan Castro, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
81.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%81.4%
MIPS final score (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician) - 81.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1076 RIBAUT RD STE 101
Beaufort, SC 29902
(843) 525-0045

Provider Details

NPI 1356388045
Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/01/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

81.4327
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
56.6222
Quality
83.9869
Cost
97
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Bryan Castro, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Beaufort Orthopaedic Sports And Spine Center LLC
Hilton Head Island, SC
Cora South Carolina LLC
Beaufort, SC

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Bryan Castro, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$10.4K

Largest payer

MEDACTA USA, INC.

Most common payment type

Royalty or License

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

822
Total Claims
$16K
Total Drug Cost
312
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
845.333
Total Day Supply
20,478
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$16K
Opioid Claims
113 (13.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
37

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.81
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male
Age Distribution
<65: 16, 65-74: 175, 75-84: 103, 85+: 18

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Bryan Castro, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Diclofenac Sodium Er
Diclofenac Sodium
444
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
 56
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
53
Methylprednisolone
 53
Tramadol Hcl
 53
Cephalexin
 35
Methocarbamol
 25
Gabapentin
 22
Tizanidine Hcl
 16
Diazepam
 15

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview

How Bryan Castro, M.D. fits within the Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

26,109
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
344
Avg Claims per Provider

Bryan Castro, M.D.'s 822 claims are above the specialty average of 344.

Nationwide Orthopaedic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Castro, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.4 here).

Jeffrey Dickson 81.4 MT Kerry Hale 81.4 MT Joshua Hudgens 81.4 NC Charles Zierenberg 81.4 OH

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Timothy McLeod Cloquet, MN Shaun Hobson Coos Bay, OR Robert Wainer Greensboro, NC Tien Nguyen Fountain Valley, CA

Nearby Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in South Carolina

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Castro.

One of 442 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in South Carolina, 5 are shown here.

Dr. John Adams
M.D.
Greenville, SC
Dr. Nathanael Adams
MD
Greer, SC
Dr. David Ajibade
MD
Orangeburg, SC
Dr. John Allen
MD, MSCR
Charleston, SC
Dr. James Amlicke
MD
Beaufort, SC

Compare Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bryan Castro, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Bryan Castro, M.D. specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in Beaufort, South Carolina. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Bryan Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Bryan Castro, M.D. wrote 822 Medicare Part D claims totaling $16K in drug costs for 312 beneficiaries.
What is Bryan Castro, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Bryan Castro, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.4/100 (Quality: 56.6, Cost: 84). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Bryan Castro, M.D. located? ▼
Bryan Castro, M.D. is located at 1076 RIBAUT RD STE 101, Beaufort, SC, 29902. Phone: (843) 525-0045.
What is Bryan Castro, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Bryan Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356388045, issued on 06/01/2006.
Does Bryan Castro, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Bryan Castro, M.D. had 113 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.7%.
How many Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 26,109 Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 344 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bryan Castro, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Bryan Castro, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Diclofenac Sodium Er, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bryan Castro, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Bryan Castro, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 822 Part D claims and 312 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bryan Castro, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Bryan Castro, M.D.'s NPI is 1356388045 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.