NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karina Ashley Castro

Physician Assistant · Chicago, IL

Karina Ashley Castro is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1235753260, issued on Jun 5, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 085.009041, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235753260
Name
Karina Ashley Castro
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
085.009041 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
240 E Huron St Ste 1-200, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 503-1851
Enumerated
Jun 5, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 240 E Huron St Ste 1-200

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

  1. Hania AbdelhafezStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790618684
  2. Shadya AbdelrahmanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508795709
  3. Ritaj AbdulquaniStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891679833
  4. Cyrus AbrahamsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740058114
  5. Daniel AccianiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174136931
  6. Adithi AdusumilliStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881510097

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

730 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Karina Castro730
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium44 claims
  3. Lisinopril36 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl34 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium25 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: $14.66

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karina Castro$14.66
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Karina Ashley Castro among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois

Karina Ashley Castro is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 58% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,445 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,445 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Regina Bart, PAChicago, IL 606111083656284
  2. Michele Bryk, PAChicago, IL 606111316906860
  3. Jennifer Centore-Lober, PA CChicago, IL 606111932198322
  4. Karen Ferkau, P.A.Chicago, IL 606111013082809
  5. Jung Lee, PAChicago, IL 606111588698476
  6. Michael Maclean, PA-CChicago, IL 606111033139399
  7. Vera Nisavic, P.A.Chicago, IL 606111174696207
  8. Laura Nishi, PAChicago, IL 606111821040049

Common questions

What is Karina Ashley Castro's NPI number?

Karina Ashley Castro's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235753260, issued on Jun 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karina Ashley Castro located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 E Huron St Ste 1-200, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 503-1851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karina Ashley Castro's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085.009041, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karina Ashley Castro prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karina Ashley Castro had 730 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.