NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose I. Castillo, MD

Medical Oncology Physician · Hazleton, PA

Jose I. Castillo, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245223478, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD069930L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1245223478
Name
Jose I. Castillo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
License number
MD069930L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1740 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA 18201
Phone
(570) 459-2902
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 459-6090
Medicaid ID
0018925840002 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060208000790); 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 1740 E Broad St

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

  1. Richard Ashford, C.R.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1679622054
  2. Christina Bradford, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1417093097
  3. Harsh Gandhi, MDMedical Oncology Physician1578556791
  4. Patricia Rosati, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1184006942

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical oncology physician in 2024

1,702 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims. 80 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Castillo1,702
  2. Specialty average703

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxyurea89 claims
  2. Prednisone77 claims
  3. Anastrozole73 claims
  4. Dexamethasone66 claims
  5. Prochlorperazine Maleate65 claims
  6. Lenalidomide58 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: $696.98

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Castillo$697
  2. Specialty average$11,773

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. Geisinger ClinicHazleton, PA

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

Jose I. Castillo among 265 medical oncology physician records in Pennsylvania

Jose I. Castillo, MD is one of 265 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 189 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Oncology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 265 medical oncology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harsh Gandhi, MDHazleton, PA 182011578556791
  2. Simi Masand Rai, MDAllentown, PA 181031730140559
  3. Muhammad Rizvi, MDAllentown, PA 181031346277555
  4. Neil Belman, DOEaston, PA 180451598759847
  5. Melissa Wilson, M.D.Easton, PA 180451457513038
  6. Mariette Austin, MDEaston, PA 180421992703516
  7. Nazia Khan, M.D.Stroudsburg, PA 183601700196581
  8. Heidar Albandar, MDFountain Hill, PA 180151659766889

Common questions

What is Jose I. Castillo, MD's NPI number?

Jose I. Castillo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245223478, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose I. Castillo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 E Broad St, Hazleton, PA, 18201. Phone: (570) 459-2902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose I. Castillo, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD069930L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jose I. Castillo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose I. Castillo, MD had 1,702 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.