Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chicago, IL
Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1720510597, issued on Mar 31, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036150901, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rafael Garza Castillon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036150901 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 N Saint Clair St FL 17, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-3800
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 695-3644
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 675 N Saint Clair St FL 17
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Verify Rafael Garza Castillon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036150901Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Rafael Garza Castillon among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D. is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 47% 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 Illinois 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 Illinois
There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mitesh Badiwala, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111316280035
- Ankit Bharat, MDChicago, IL 606111003852419
- Benjamin Bryner, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111992933006
- Stephen ChiuChicago, IL 606111376819706
- Allison Davila, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111992149116
- James Frederiksen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111174676787
- Douglas Johnston, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111790957991
- Samuel Kim, MDChicago, IL 606111184771172
Common questions
What is Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720510597, issued on Mar 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St FL 17, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036150901, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.