NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Castellanos, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · San Diego, CA

Joel Castellanos, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1700296514, issued on May 1, 2014. Check the license (California A154199, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1700296514
Name
Joel Castellanos
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
A154199 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
May 1, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190917002366); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

516 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joel Castellanos516
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen100 claims
  2. Gabapentin76 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl64 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl35 claims
  5. Ropinirole Hcl29 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 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: $1,177.76

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joel Castellanos$1,177.76
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joel Castellanos among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California

Joel Castellanos, M.D. is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California

There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.

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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cyrus Ghaffari, MDSan Diego, CA 921031689293755
  2. Niketa ParikhSan Diego, CA 921031073171369
  3. Gavin KolodgeSan Diego, CA 921081407210537
  4. Henry Richardson, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081407052459
  5. David Smith, MDSan Diego, CA 921081811930357
  6. Mirielle Diaz-Molina, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111437356094
  7. Nicole Ortiz, MDSan Diego, CA 921111114585957
  8. Seth Katzen, DOSan Diego, CA 921211164942223

Common questions

What is Joel Castellanos, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joel Castellanos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700296514, issued on May 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Castellanos, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Castellanos, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A154199, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joel Castellanos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joel Castellanos, M.D. had 516 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.