Candice Nicole Castro, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Laguna Woods, CA
Candice Nicole Castro, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Laguna Woods, California, and NPI 1457645574, issued on Jun 6, 2011. Check the license (California PA21621, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candice Nicole Castro
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA21621 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24331 EL Toro RD Ste 200, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
- Phone
- (949) 767-0800
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111025000161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Candice Nicole Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA21621Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $21.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Bci OrthopaedicsLaguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Candice Nicole Castro among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Candice Nicole Castro, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Laguna Woods → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph ChenHuntington Beach, CA 926471710365705
- Teresa Latham, PA-CHuntington Beach, CA 926481891712881
- Shien-Lin Saber, PA-CLaguna Beach, CA 926511861566689
- Jung Sung, PALaguna Beach, CA 926511205865573
- William Fazzalaro, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531912065228
- Robbin Gonzales, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531033481809
- Darin Johnson, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531235295254
- Ryley Rosenthal, PA-CLaguna Hills, CA 926531578219762
Common questions
What is Candice Nicole Castro, PA-C's NPI number?
Candice Nicole Castro, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457645574, issued on Jun 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candice Nicole Castro, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24331 EL Toro RD Ste 200, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637. Phone: (949) 767-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candice Nicole Castro, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA21621, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.