NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mitchell Castro, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Glendale, CA

Mitchell Castro, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1669421749, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (California PA15619, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1669421749
Name
Mitchell Castro
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PA15619 CA
Q61461 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 South Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale, CA 91205
Phone
(818) 242-8916
Enumerated
May 8, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2022
Fax
(818) 241-7708
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060120000224); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Mitchell Castro1,218
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Linzess154 claims
  2. Dicyclomine Hcl114 claims
  3. Omeprazole113 claims
  4. Gavilyte-G78 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium59 claims
  6. Peg-3350 And Electrolytes46 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: $93.43

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. 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. Mitchell Castro$93.43
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

Mitchell Castro among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Mitchell Castro, P.A. is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

69 physician assistant records list a practice address in Glendale

They are 69 of the 4,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zeeshan Ahmad, PA-CGlendale, CA 912051689216020
  2. Randy Choi, P.A.Glendale, CA 912051750309027
  3. Edwin Khachatourians, PA-CGlendale, CA 912051174351050
  4. Avetis Khachikian, P.A.Glendale, CA 912051811947906
  5. Pia Neria, P.A.Glendale, CA 912051386693208
  6. Crystal PerezGlendale, CA 912051346785862
  7. Jennifer Ray, PAGlendale, CA 912051497099832
  8. Kathy Shinozaki, P.A.Glendale, CA 912051467769489

Common questions

What is Mitchell Castro, P.A.'s NPI number?

Mitchell Castro, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669421749, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mitchell Castro, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 South Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale, CA, 91205. Phone: (818) 242-8916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mitchell Castro, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PA15619, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mitchell Castro, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mitchell Castro, P.A. had 1,218 Medicare Part D claims for 409 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.