NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D

Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1619310075, issued on Apr 16, 2013. Check the license (California A146588, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619310075
Name
Daniel Cardenal Castro
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A146588 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111
Phone
(858) 262-6240
Enumerated
Apr 16, 2013
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170814001994); 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 5651 Copley Dr

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

  1. Michelle BaloghHealth Educator1740814136
  2. Desiree BernardinoHealth Educator1568096006
  3. Edwin BonfilHealth Educator1437783883
  4. Gabrielle Fazio, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1104520360
  5. Steven Green, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1225141393
  6. Haley Guiffrida, MPH,CHES,CWHC,CPTHealth Educator1043925480

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  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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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,349 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.

  1. Daniel Cardenal Castro4,349
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium265 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate257 claims
  3. Eliquis200 claims
  4. Famotidine140 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium130 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium125 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 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 score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $116.03

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Cardenal Castro$116.03
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

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  2. Michelle Ababa, MDWilmington, CA1710922513
  3. Anna Tzeitel Abalos, MDRoseville, CA1720200017
  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D's NPI number?

Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619310075, issued on Apr 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (858) 262-6240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A146588, 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 Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D had 4,349 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel Cardenal Castro, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.