Rene Castro, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fairhope, AL
Rene Castro, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fairhope, Alabama, and NPI 1720605892, issued on Jul 6, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 44163, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rene Castro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 44163 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 750 Morphy Ave, Fairhope, AL 36532
- Phone
- (251) 279-1529
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Nov 6, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240722001678); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rene Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 214 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen15 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 one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rene Castro among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Rene Castro, MD is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fairhope
They are 32 of the 729 NPPES records with a practice address in Fairhope, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Rene Castro, MD's NPI number?
Rene Castro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720605892, issued on Jul 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rene Castro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 Morphy Ave, Fairhope, AL, 36532. Phone: (251) 279-1529. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rene Castro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 44163, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rene Castro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rene Castro, MD had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 214 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.