Gloria Esther Castro, MD.
Forensic Pathology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Gloria Esther Castro, MD. is a forensic pathology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1972687218, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 19881, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gloria Esther Castro
- Credential
- MD.
- Primary taxonomy
- Forensic Pathology Physician 207ZF0201X
- License number
- 19881 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4212 N 16TH St, Phoenix, AZ 85016
- Phone
- (602) 263-1511
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (602) 263-1619
- Medicaid ID
- 413625 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050526000128); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4212 N 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrea Aarseth, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1235297292
- Deirdre Abellada, RN, PHNRegistered Nurse1710259395
- Joby Abraham, RNRegistered Nurse1376814046
- Frederick Abramek, MS, PHARMACISTPharmacist1528278736
- Karen AcostaRegistered Nurse1659748671
- Danton AdairRegistered Nurse1114387917
Verify Gloria Esther Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 19881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $240.18
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 20 providers of this specialty with any payment received $81.18 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
- Austin Pathology AssociatesDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gloria Esther Castro among 12 forensic pathology physician records in Arizona
Gloria Esther Castro, MD. is one of 12 forensic pathology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 8% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZF0201X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Forensic Pathology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 12 forensic pathology physician records in Arizona.
All 12 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Forensic Pathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 forensic pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bethany Faust, MDPhoenix, AZ 850071285374694
- Rebecca Graziano, MDPhoenix, AZ 850071972186898
- Jeffrey Johnston, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850071578618302
- Vladimir Shvarts, MDPhoenix, AZ 850071609150945
- William Stano, MDPhoenix, AZ 850071336801471
- John Hu, MD, PHDFlorence, AZ 851321801307715
- Michael IliescuChandler, AZ 852481265881312
- Mark Fischione, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852551952252165
Common questions
What is Gloria Esther Castro, MD.'s NPI number?
Gloria Esther Castro, MD.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972687218, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gloria Esther Castro, MD. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4212 N 16TH St, Phoenix, AZ, 85016. Phone: (602) 263-1511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gloria Esther Castro, MD.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 19881, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.