Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD
Urology Physician · New York, NY
Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1679733463, issued on Jun 15, 2008. Check the license (New York 239539, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Guarionex Joel Decastro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 239539 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 161 Fort Washington Ave FL 11, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (212) 305-0114
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2023
- Fax
- (212) 305-0116
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110707000172); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Guarionex Joel Decastro 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 239539Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
723 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl270 claims
- Levofloxacin109 claims
- Finasteride87 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er45 claims
- Bcg (Tice Strain)21 claims
- Lupron Depot16 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $74.98
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Trustees OF Columbia University IN The City OF New YorkNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Guarionex Joel Decastro among 1,091 urology physician records in New York
Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2000 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD's NPI number?
Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679733463, issued on Jun 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Fort Washington Ave FL 11, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-0114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 239539, 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 Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD had 723 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Guarionex Joel Decastro, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.