NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Merced, CA

Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1962585356, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (California A67937, 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
1962585356
Name
Manolito Velasquez Castillo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A67937 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2111 O St, Merced, CA 95340
Phone
(209) 614-0208
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100524000508); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2111 O St

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  1. Sharon Jones, LMFTMental Health Counselor1932318938

Verify Manolito Velasquez Castillo in five checks

  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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89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,894 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Manolito Castillo1,894
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam196 claims
  2. Quetiapine Fumarate147 claims
  3. Alprazolam131 claims
  4. Lorazepam97 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate85 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl76 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: $654.29

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Manolito Castillo$654.29
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Bio-Behavioral Medical Clinics, IncFresno, CA

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

Manolito Velasquez Castillo among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Benton, M.D.Merced, CA 953401578609640
  2. Jonathan Harry, M.D.Merced, CA 953401992852305
  3. Cynthia Hunt, MDMerced, CA 953401346313434
  4. Carl-Erik Andersen, M.D.Merced, CA 953411629331715
  5. Ruhel Boparai, M.D.Merced, CA 953411295179901
  6. Teresa Cone, M.D.Merced, CA 953411861670887
  7. Anupinder Sahota, M.D.Merced, CA 953411811009608
  8. Jin Soofi, MDMerced, CA 953411972592939

Common questions

What is Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD's NPI number?

Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962585356, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2111 O St, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 614-0208. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A67937, 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 Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Manolito Velasquez Castillo, MD had 1,894 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.