Elvis Arturo Castro, MD
Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA
Elvis Arturo Castro, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1184318859, issued on Jun 6, 2023. Check the license (Iowa R-12717, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elvis Arturo Castro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- R-12717 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Woodland Ave Ste 140, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-4076
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elvis Arturo Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-12717Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl29 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $120.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Endogastric Solutions, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Elvis Arturo Castro among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
Elvis Arturo Castro, MD is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 surgery physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 103 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Elvis Arturo Castro, MD's NPI number?
Elvis Arturo Castro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184318859, issued on Jun 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elvis Arturo Castro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Woodland Ave Ste 140, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-4076. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elvis Arturo Castro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-12717, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elvis Arturo Castro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elvis Arturo Castro, MD had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.