NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patricia Castro, AGACNP

Nurse Practitioner · El Paso, TX

Patricia Castro, AGACNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1477175297, issued on May 14, 2020. Check the license (Texas AP145944, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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
1477175297
Name
Patricia Castro
Credential
AGACNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
AP145944 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4501 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79912
Phone
(915) 533-5600
Enumerated
May 14, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200902002264); 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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  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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36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,513 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Patricia Castro1,513
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol401 claims
  2. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro146 claims
  3. Methenamine Hippurate97 claims
  4. Myrbetriq88 claims
  5. Bethanechol Chloride76 claims
  6. Oxybutynin Chloride Er76 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: $841.60

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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. Patricia Castro$841.60
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bhs Physicians Network, IncEl Paso, TX

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

Patricia Castro among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas

Patricia Castro, AGACNP 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 2020, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas.

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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ricardo Adame, APRN, FNP-CEl Paso, TX 799121154140820
  2. Maritza ArmendarizEl Paso, TX 799121477784072
  3. Lydia Artalejo, FNP-CEl Paso, TX 799121609615236
  4. Josefina Garcia, FNPEl Paso, TX 799121881309516
  5. Karla Guevara, FNPEl Paso, TX 799121982253183
  6. Sarai Jalil, APRNEl Paso, TX 799121891611125
  7. Sandra Lynch, RN, MSN, ANP, DHA,El Paso, TX 799121215174313
  8. Crystal MolinaEl Paso, TX 799121558141754

Common questions

What is Patricia Castro, AGACNP's NPI number?

Patricia Castro, AGACNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477175297, issued on May 14, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patricia Castro, AGACNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4501 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX, 79912. Phone: (915) 533-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patricia Castro, AGACNP's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP145944, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Patricia Castro, AGACNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patricia Castro, AGACNP had 1,513 Medicare Part D claims for 357 beneficiaries; 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.

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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.