NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Jose Castillo

Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Maria Jose Castillo is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1659156891, issued on Aug 28, 2023. Check the license (Texas 1132840, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1659156891
Name
Maria Jose Castillo
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
1132840 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6551 Bertner Ave FL WT15, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-1450
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2023
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2024
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 6551 Bertner Ave FL WT15

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

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Verify Maria Jose Castillo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Maria Castillo17
  2. Specialty average1,109

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: $98.83

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Castillo$98.83
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

Maria Jose Castillo among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas

Maria Jose Castillo is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 82% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

784 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston

They are 784 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tina Bradshaw, PNPHouston, TX 770301003863374
  2. Sheena Carswell, C.N.S.Houston, TX 770301649246976
  3. Rhea Elliott, F.N.P.Houston, TX 770301487694568
  4. Janice Garza-Dennis, RN,ANP,AOCNPHouston, TX 770301659378016
  5. Carolyn Giveon, MS, RN, ANP, GNPHouston, TX 770301093719049
  6. Mary Halamicek, NPHouston, TX 770301609840339
  7. Marika Highberger, NPHouston, TX 770301790732691
  8. Tacharra Laury, RN, ACNPHouston, TX 770301295775179

Common questions

What is Maria Jose Castillo's NPI number?

Maria Jose Castillo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659156891, issued on Aug 28, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Jose Castillo located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6551 Bertner Ave FL WT15, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-1450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Jose Castillo's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1132840, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Maria Jose Castillo prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Jose Castillo had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.