Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Carol Castro, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Carol Castro, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1740770072, issued on May 11, 2018. Check the license (California A173928, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1740770072
Name
Carol Castro
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A173928 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1225 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone
(213) 977-2121
Enumerated
May 11, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1225 Wilshire Blvd

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

  1. Hanan Abdelfattah, PAPhysician Assistant1699230953
  2. Mari Abdulian, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629307947
  3. Nicholas Abraham, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1770984098
  4. Tiffany Abramson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1154793586
  5. Nicole Adams, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730889270
  6. Gabrielle Ahlzadeh, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1225427172

Verify Carol Castro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

393 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carol Castro393
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide39 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
  3. Eliquis21 claims
  4. Famotidine13 claims
  5. Gabapentin13 claims
  6. Digoxin12 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: $44.45

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carol Castro$44.45
  2. Specialty average$2,536.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Pih Health PhysiciansWhittier, CA
  2. Ridgecrest Regional HospitalRidgecrest, CA · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

1,665 internal medicine physician records list a Los Angeles practice address

They are 1,665 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a Los Angeles practice address, and 20,403 internal medicine physician records in California.

Other internal medicine physician records in California

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  2. Alistair Aaronson, MDStanford, CA1457628760
  3. Jose Abad., MDSacramento, CA1144607219
  4. Donna Abare, MDOakland, CA1386722155
  5. Marce AbareScotts Valley, CA1457744708
  6. Samuel Abarte, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1578535498
  7. Alexander Abary, MDLong Beach, CA1104995919
  8. Luba Abascal, MDSan Francisco, CA1023180874
  9. Michael Abate, MDSacramento, CA1548248131
  10. Wali Abawi, D.O.Joshua Tree, CA1104362268

Common questions

What is Carol Castro, MD's NPI number?

Carol Castro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740770072, issued on May 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carol Castro, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. Phone: (213) 977-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carol Castro, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A173928, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carol Castro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carol Castro, MD had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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 Aug 27, 2026.