NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mario Castro Medina, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Mario Castro Medina, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1649750951, issued on Aug 16, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD465293, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1649750951
Name
Mario Castro Medina
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
MD465293 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Upmc Childrens Hospital OF Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(412) 692-5218
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 692-5817
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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Verify Mario Castro Medina in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $200.03

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mario Castro Medina$200.03
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

Mario Castro Medina among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania

Mario Castro Medina, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.

All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luciana Da Fonseca Da SilvaPittsburgh, PA 152241023582418
  2. Jose Pedro Da SilvaPittsburgh, PA 152241144681479
  3. Albert Guerrero Becerra, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241154055531
  4. Sophia Hom, M.D.Pgh, PA 152241053394676
  5. Chananya KarunasumettaPittsburgh, PA 152241295110427
  6. David Lerberg, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241821074501
  7. Victor Morell, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241275507931
  8. Lawrence Sullivan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241982680674

Common questions

What is Mario Castro Medina, MD's NPI number?

Mario Castro Medina, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649750951, issued on Aug 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mario Castro Medina, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Upmc Childrens Hospital OF Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 692-5218. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mario Castro Medina, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD465293, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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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.