George Albert Castro, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · New York, NY
George Albert Castro, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1992852941, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (New York 198386, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Albert Castro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 198386 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 36 E 36TH St Ste 1J, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 228-0997
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2025
- Fax
- (646) 808-3677
- Medicaid ID
- 01872480 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050902000701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George Albert Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 198386Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,560 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium174 claims
- Omeprazole135 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta114 claims
- Montelukast Sodium110 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate86 claims
- Lisinopril86 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: $2,879.90
123 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
George Albert Castro among 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York
George Albert Castro, M.D. is one of 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 1,230 pulmonary disease physician records in New York.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francis Adams, M.D.New York, NY 100161811099625
- Luis Angel, MDNew York, NY 100161235246307
- Kenneth Berger, M.D.New York, NY 100161659365880
- Rany Condos, M.D.New York, NY 100161053302117
- Stuart Garay, MDNew York, NY 100161841392826
- Suzette Garofano, M.D.New York, NY 100161629087507
- Denise Harrison, M.D.Ny, NY 100161538269261
- David Kamelhar, MDNew York, NY 100161891795787
Common questions
What is George Albert Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?
George Albert Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992852941, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Albert Castro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36 E 36TH St Ste 1J, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 228-0997. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Albert Castro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 198386, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George Albert Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Albert Castro, M.D. had 2,560 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.