George E. Castro, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Orangeburg, SC
George E. Castro, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1093721334, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 15900, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George E. Castro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 15900 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1137 Cook RD, Orangeburg, SC 29118
- Phone
- (803) 531-0970
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 531-0972
- Medicaid ID
- 3088 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120326000001); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 300 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1137 Cook RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elzbieta Ostoja, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1003006099
- Nicole TiddAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1700295284
Verify George E. Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
458 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis47 claims
- Furosemide37 claims
- Nitroglycerin34 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er32 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate31 claims
- Carvedilol29 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: $144.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Octapharma USA, Inc. 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.
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
- Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George E. Castro among 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina
George E. Castro, MD is one of 300 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 1998 among the 208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina
There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 300 in South Carolina → Every provider in Orangeburg → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Hutto, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181154496560
- Samuel King, MDOrangeburg, SC 291181295800613
- Mark Krzyston, M.D.Orangeburg, SC 291181508923194
- James Wells, MDOrangeburg, SC 291151316012735
- John Rozich, MDManning, SC 291021063473684
- Ramon Sy, MDManning, SC 291021457319535
- Jaideep Debsikdar, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501558308452
- William Epps Jr., MDSumter, SC 291501912948498
Common questions
What is George E. Castro, MD's NPI number?
George E. Castro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093721334, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George E. Castro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1137 Cook RD, Orangeburg, SC, 29118. Phone: (803) 531-0970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George E. Castro, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 15900, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George E. Castro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George E. Castro, MD had 458 Medicare Part D claims for 133 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.