Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Stuttgart, AR
Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and NPI 1124219381, issued on Aug 5, 2007. Check the license (Arkansas E-18811, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- E-18811 AR
MT 189539 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1703 N Buerkle St Ste 1, Stuttgart, AR 72160
- Phone
- (870) 673-2511
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2025
- Fax
- (870) 673-2518
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250218003442); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-18811Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl19 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: $139.53
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endologix LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Arkansas Health GroupStuttgart, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero among 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas
Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D. is one of 284 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 178 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Stuttgart
They are 2 of the 106 NPPES records with a practice address in Stuttgart, and 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas.
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- Gregory Laffoon, MDSearcy, AR 721431831155910
- Clay Williams, M.D.Searcy, AR 721431831519768
- Alice Fagin, MDLittle Rock, AR 722021194995837
Common questions
What is Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124219381, issued on Aug 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1703 N Buerkle St Ste 1, Stuttgart, AR, 72160. Phone: (870) 673-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-18811, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jorge Humberto Castro-Otero, M.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.