NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

German Castro, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Palm Bay, FL

German Castro, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Palm Bay, Florida, and NPI 1134186794, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0037086, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1134186794
Name
German Castro
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
ME0037086 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1091 Port Malabar Blvd NE Suite-1, Palm Bay, FL 32905
Phone
(321) 728-7222
Enumerated
Apr 27, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(321) 728-8823
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091219000127); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,574 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. German Castro5,574
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate335 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium223 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium181 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl164 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate149 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: $1,886.74

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. German Castro$1,886.74
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

German Castro among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

German Castro, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1970 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Palm Bay

They are 19 of the 1,103 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Bay, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajive Das, M.D.Palm Bay, FL 329051659348548
  2. Steven Wright, D.O.Palm Bay, FL 329051477622066
  3. Tania Ziegler, MDPalm Bay, FL 329051114286762
  4. Gary Dana, MDMelbourne, FL 329041801886320
  5. Judy Ann Mayor-Davies, MDMelbourne, FL 329041043293830
  6. Thomas Priest, MDViera, FL 329041477539344
  7. Daniel Rossignol, MDWest Melbourne, FL 329041821076431
  8. Christopher Thaver, MDWest Melbourne, FL 329041407334675

Common questions

What is German Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?

German Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134186794, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is German Castro, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1091 Port Malabar Blvd NE Suite-1, Palm Bay, FL, 32905. Phone: (321) 728-7222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify German Castro, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0037086, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does German Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, German Castro, M.D. had 5,574 Medicare Part D claims for 470 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.