David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Tulare, CA
David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Tulare, California, and NPI 1871170092, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (California 20A20671, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Fernando Castro Palomino
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 20A20671 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA 93274
- Phone
- (559) 688-0821
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230707001514); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific Nw Un Of Hs, Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 869 N Cherry St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Marcos Canas, MDAnesthesiology Physician1780638197
Verify David Fernando Castro Palomino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A20671Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Prednisone11 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cep America - CaliforniaHanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Fernando Castro Palomino among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in Tulare → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harold Boulton, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741710911623
- Niklas ErikssonTulare, CA 932741629500244
- Ronald Ostrom, D.O.Tulare, CA 932741730169855
- Ronald Smith, M.D.Tulare, CA 932741467498873
- Jerry Jacobson, M.D.Visalia, CA 932771285644617
- Peter Aijian, M.D.Visalia, CA 932911518978287
- Reagan Bellinghausen, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571790796571
- Dewane Brueske, M.D.Porterville, CA 932571750392536
Common questions
What is David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO's NPI number?
David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871170092, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA, 93274. Phone: (559) 688-0821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A20671, 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 David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Fernando Castro Palomino, DO had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.