Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1063157592, issued on Apr 29, 2022. Check the license (California A202452, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- A202452 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3020 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA 92123
- Phone
- (858) 576-1700
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250617002017); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A202452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
58 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate11 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.
Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo among 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California
Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD is one of 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 1,009 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neha Bahadur, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231720169592
- Joan Gildin, MDSan Diego, CA 921231396847299
- Jonathan Greenberg, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231245300029
- Sergiu Grozavu, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231932362894
- Ellen Heyneman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231598797847
- Brett Johnson, MDSan Diego, CA 921231457374662
- Renu Kaushik, MDSan Diego, CA 921231417984949
- Saul Levine, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231538197942
Common questions
What is Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD's NPI number?
Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063157592, issued on Apr 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3020 Childrens Way, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 576-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A202452, 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 Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Cristina Palomares Castillo, MD had 58 Medicare Part D claims; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.