NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric J. Castleman, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Torrance, CA

Eric J. Castleman, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1760491344, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (California G43363, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760491344
Name
Eric J. Castleman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G43363 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2841 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone
(310) 257-0508
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2025
Fax
(310) 325-8109
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050218000855); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 1979
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2841 Lomita Blvd

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

  1. Howard Abrams, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1275540098
  2. Salman Azam, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1962616888
  3. Kara Bellucci, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659877702
  4. David Bloom, M.D.Nephrology Physician1356344683
  5. Ankush Chhabra, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1750308318
  6. Mary Doost, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1902853419

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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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

5,762 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Eric Castleman5,762
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel528 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium507 claims
  3. Eliquis482 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate437 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate313 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium287 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: $1,456.24

79 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Castleman$1,456.24
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

4 hospitals and group practices

  1. Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Cor Healthcare Medical AssociatesTorrance, CA
  3. Southern California Hospitalist Network Medical Group IncOrange, CA
  4. Torrance Health Association IncSan Pedro, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Eric J. Castleman among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Eric J. Castleman, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Abrams, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051275540098
  2. William Averill, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051225013550
  3. Gaurav Banka, MDTorrance, CA 905051205129731
  4. Brenton Bauer, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051992071211
  5. Nadia Curran, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051639564610
  6. Christopher Hom, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051467890368
  7. Wilson Kwan, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051972958775
  8. Dustin Lee, MDTorrance, CA 905051023435922

Common questions

What is Eric J. Castleman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric J. Castleman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760491344, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric J. Castleman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2841 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 257-0508. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric J. Castleman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G43363, 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 Eric J. Castleman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric J. Castleman, M.D. had 5,762 Medicare Part D claims for 881 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.