Ernest Castaneda, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Kingsville, TX
Ernest Castaneda, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kingsville, Texas, and NPI 1295183200, issued on May 31, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP131055, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Castaneda
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP131055 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 907 E Fordyce Ave, Kingsville, TX 78363
- Phone
- (361) 221-2461
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2026
- Fax
- (361) 221-2710
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161220000303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest Castaneda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP131055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,689 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin266 claims
- Prednisone252 claims
- Amoxicillin88 claims
- Cephalexin56 claims
- Cefdinir44 claims
- Ozempic38 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: $42.13
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 2 group practices
- Castaneda Quick Care, PLLCKingsville, TX
- Ucp Physicians OF Central Texas, PLLCVictoria, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest Castaneda among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Ernest Castaneda, FNP is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kingsville
They are 15 of the 196 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsville, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in Kingsville → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Claudia Cantu, FNP-CKingsville, TX 783631861986903
- Monica Espinoza, FNP-CKingsville, TX 783631124716857
- Ruviola Garza-Lyerly, FNP-CKingsville, TX 783631205392594
- Heather Goodall, APRNKingsville, TX 783631053557645
- Kelli Hubert, NP-CKingsville, TX 783631124383245
- Sharon Patterson, RN. FNP-CKingsville, TX 783631538291752
Common questions
What is Ernest Castaneda, FNP's NPI number?
Ernest Castaneda, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295183200, issued on May 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Castaneda, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 907 E Fordyce Ave, Kingsville, TX, 78363. Phone: (361) 221-2461. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Castaneda, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP131055, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ernest Castaneda, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Castaneda, FNP had 1,689 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.