Dorothy Castro, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Newark, NJ
Dorothy Castro, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1982848297, issued on Apr 30, 2009. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09089300, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorothy Castro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25MA09089300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07103
- Phone
- (973) 972-5672
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121002000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 150 Bergen St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sampson Abah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639919665
- Shahed AbbasiInternal Medicine Physician1477810752
- Sarah Abbassi, M.D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1306209671
- Andrew Abdelmalek, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962190843
- Carol Jean Abesamis, N.P,Family Nurse Practitioner1609088673
- Daniela Abramove, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417743501
Verify Dorothy Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA09089300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
381 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16 claims
- Carvedilol15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate14 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): 73.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $91.81
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- University Physician Associates OF New Jersey IncNewark, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
184 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newark
They are 184 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
All 184 in Newark → All 4,632 in New Jersey → Every provider in Newark →
Other internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
- Joseph Aaron, MD, FACPShort Hills, NJ1861584633
- Sirike Aasmaa, DOMontville, NJ1861549925
- Holly Abate Bersalona, M.D.Sea Girt, NJ1669500492
- Kaniz Zehra Abbas, MDTrenton, NJ1598253858
- Shahida Abbas, MDOld Bridge, NJ1023104098
- Shahed AbbasiNewark, NJ1477810752
- Samih Abbassi, MDWest Orange, NJ1750380358
- Somaya Abboud, MDWest Orange, NJ1326089004
- Hilal Abboushi, MDBloomfield, NJ1548378029
- Anthony Abbruzzi, D.O.Pleasantville, NJ1629034905
Common questions
What is Dorothy Castro, MD's NPI number?
Dorothy Castro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982848297, issued on Apr 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorothy Castro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Bergen St, Newark, NJ, 07103. Phone: (973) 972-5672. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorothy Castro, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09089300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dorothy Castro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dorothy Castro, MD had 381 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dorothy Castro, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 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.