NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1568471217 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Ricardo Castillo, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Brooklyn, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,298 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
295
Medicare Part D claims · 33 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
92%
generic claims · 8% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$827.58
27 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Ricardo Castillo, M.D. filed 295 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Brooklyn, New York, prescribing 92% generic.
- 295
- Part D claims, 2024
- 92%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥48th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Ricardo Castillo, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1568471217), first enumerated 08/05/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 295 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$827.58 in reported industry payments (27 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1568471217 · Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1568471217
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 25K Cardiovascular Disease
- RX-LIGHT 295
- BOOK-LIGHT 2,333 in New York
- PHOTO-ENUM Michael Wingo · 2006
Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
295 ≥ 48th percentile 48% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Ricardo Castillo, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Ricardo Castillo, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
295 91% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Cardiovascular Disease Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1568471217 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/05/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Ricardo Castillo, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Interfaith Professional Physician Services PC
Brooklyn, NY
Physician Affiliate Group OF New York PC
Brooklyn, NY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ricardo Castillo, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$828
Largest payer
Medtronic, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Ricardo Castillo, M.D.. To verify Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Ricardo Castillo, M.D. - brand share 8.0%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician average
8% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 295 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
295
Total Claims
$18K
Total Drug Cost
33
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 542.233
- Total Day Supply
- 16,233
- Brand vs Generic
- 8% brand / 92% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $14K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $3K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.07
- Gender Split
- 52% female / 48% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Ricardo Castillo, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel
45 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
41 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
22 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
18 claims
- Losartan Potassium 16
Losartan Potassium
16 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl 12
Hydralazine Hcl
12 claims
- Isosorbide Mononit… 12
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 45 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 41 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 37 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 22 |
| Furosemide | 18 |
| Losartan Potassium | 16 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | 12 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate Er Isosorbide Mononitrate | 12 |
| Simvastatin | 12 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview
How Ricardo Castillo, M.D. fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.
25,298
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,149
Avg Claims per Provider
Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s 295 claims are below the specialty average of 3,149.
Nationwide Cardiovascular Disease Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Castillo, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Castillo.
One of 2,333 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Michael Aaron
MD
West Islip, NY
Dr. Vivian Abascal
MD
Richmond Hill, NY
Dr. Syed Faiz Abbas
MD
Rochester, NY
Dr. Joseph Abboud
MD
Brooklyn, NY
Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aal Ahmed
M.D.
Buffalo, NY
Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Ricardo Castillo, M.D. specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in Brooklyn, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Ricardo Castillo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Ricardo Castillo, M.D. wrote 295 Medicare Part D claims totaling $18K in drug costs for 33 beneficiaries.
Where is Ricardo Castillo, M.D. located? ▼
Ricardo Castillo, M.D. is located at 1 BROOKDALE PLZ, Brooklyn, NY, 11212. Phone: (718) 240-6201.
What is Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568471217, issued on 08/05/2006.
Does Ricardo Castillo, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s prescribing is 8% brand-name and 92% generic drugs by claim count, with $14K in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,298 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,149 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Ricardo Castillo, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Clopidogrel, Metoprolol Succinate, Atorvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Ricardo Castillo, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Ricardo Castillo, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 295 Part D claims and 33 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Ricardo Castillo, M.D.'s NPI is 1568471217 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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