Edward Castro, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Edward Castro, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1750330817, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (California G55673, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Castro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G55673 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1701 E Cesar Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 226-1100
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 226-1101
- Medicaid ID
- 00G556730 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100929000294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1983
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G55673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,763 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 150 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium916 claims
- Metformin Hcl570 claims
- Omeprazole386 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate338 claims
- Lisinopril305 claims
- Losartan Potassium292 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
- Family Care Specialists Medical CorporationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Castro among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Edward Castro, M.D. is one of 17,133 family 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 829 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Edward Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750330817, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Castro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1701 E Cesar Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 226-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Castro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G55673, 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 Edward Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Castro, M.D. had 9,763 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.