Christa Danell Castro, PA
Physician Assistant · Taos, NM
Christa Danell Castro, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Taos, New Mexico, and NPI 1417914938, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 2001-PA20, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christa Danell Castro
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2001-PA20 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1397 Weimer Road, Taos, NM 87571
- Phone
- (505) 751-5835
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131029001511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1397 Weimer Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christa Danell Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license 2001-PA20Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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: $40.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ConvaTec Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Taos Professional Services,llcTaos, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christa Danell Castro among 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico
Christa Danell Castro, PA is one of 847 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2018 among the 521 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 physician assistant records list a practice address in Taos
They are 10 of the 887 NPPES records with a practice address in Taos, and 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico.
All 847 in New Mexico → Every provider in Taos → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Bellas, PATaos, NM 875711588621916
- Charles Bonfanti, PATaos, NM 875711295792570
- Brittney Coe, PA-CTaos, NM 875711144986415
- John Mahony, PATaos, NM 875711497084396
- Elizabeth Martinez, P.A.-CTaos, NM 875711275681306
- Daniel PeraltaTaos, NM 875711952990079
- Christine Perkowska, PATaos, NM 875711821068669
- Dan Thor, PATaos, NM 875711134186562
Common questions
What is Christa Danell Castro, PA's NPI number?
Christa Danell Castro, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417914938, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christa Danell Castro, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1397 Weimer Road, Taos, NM, 87571. Phone: (505) 751-5835. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christa Danell Castro, PA's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2001-PA20, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christa Danell Castro, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christa Danell Castro, PA had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.