Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Dallas, TX
Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1619962313, issued on Sep 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas J3760, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Castillo-Lugo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- J3760 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75203
- Phone
- (214) 358-2300
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2023
- Fax
- (214) 579-6983
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051128000111); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jose Castillo-Lugo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J3760Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,184 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga168 claims
- Nifedipine Er153 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim144 claims
- Carvedilol135 claims
- Famotidine124 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl86 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: $634.61
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Dallas Nephrology AssociatesDallas, TX
- MedhealthDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Castillo-Lugo among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D. is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Renuka Chowdhury, MDDallas, TX 752031881653186
- Roberto Collazo-Maldonado, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031942295647
- Ahmed Elfar, MDDallas, TX 752031235424508
- Kosunarty Fa, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031114912839
- Nisarg Gandhi, DODallas, TX 752031205464385
- Wael Hanna, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031932339868
- Ravina Linenfelser, DODallas, TX 752031144667742
- Sreevalli Pariti, M.D.Dallas, TX 752031275722233
Common questions
What is Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619962313, issued on Sep 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75203. Phone: (214) 358-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J3760, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Castillo-Lugo, M.D. had 2,184 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.