NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Raul Tovar-Castro, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · El Paso, TX

Raul Tovar-Castro, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1942762067, issued on Apr 6, 2019. Check the license (Texas T9517, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1942762067
Name
Raul Tovar-Castro
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
T9517 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4545 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79912
Phone
(915) 500-6080
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2019
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2026
Fax
(915) 500-6090
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231115002843); 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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Also registered at 4545 N Mesa St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Raul Caudillo, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619589165
  2. Victoria Meraz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003270752
  3. Bricia Trevino, FNPNurse Practitioner1508460908

Verify Raul Tovar-Castro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

431 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Raul Tovar-Castro431
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril29 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium21 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl17 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium11 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.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. EL Paso Physical Therapy Specialists LLCEl Paso, TX
  2. EL Paso Therapy Services, Inc.El Paso, TX
  3. Vmd Primary Providers OF West Texas PLLCEl Paso, TX

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

Raul Tovar-Castro among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Raul Tovar-Castro, DO is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in El Paso

They are 262 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yuri Caballero, MDEl Paso, TX 799121174517577
  2. Maria Famatigan, MDEl Paso, TX 799121992702773
  3. Luis Guerra, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121538112198
  4. Delia Gutierrez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121194781427
  5. Parisa Ibrahim, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121386804326
  6. Robert Moreno, MDEl Paso, TX 799121174518823
  7. Alejandro Ovalle, M.D.El Paso, TX 799121265466726
  8. Mariano Palacios, MDEl Paso, TX 799121407840820

Common questions

What is Raul Tovar-Castro, DO's NPI number?

Raul Tovar-Castro, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942762067, issued on Apr 6, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raul Tovar-Castro, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4545 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX, 79912. Phone: (915) 500-6080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raul Tovar-Castro, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T9517, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Raul Tovar-Castro, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raul Tovar-Castro, DO had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.