NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1740397215, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license (California A71843, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1740397215
Name
Rito Castanon-Hill
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A71843 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7901 Airlane Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone
(310) 902-0903
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 670-6735
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031205000206); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1998
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 ordersMedical Board of California
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10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

203 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rito Castanon-Hill203
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone35 claims
  2. Fluconazole13 claims
  3. Cephalexin12 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

  1. Brown-Hill Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

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

Rito Castanon-Hill among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Hill, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451629013669
  2. Max Lebow, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451104868660
  3. Nicholas Altman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900461164659959
  4. David Barcay, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481891789764
  5. Scott Braunstein, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481427042050
  6. Kenneth Corre, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481487648358
  7. David Frankle, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481013901644
  8. Laurance Friedman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481225022098

Common questions

What is Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740397215, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7901 Airlane Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90045. Phone: (310) 902-0903. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A71843, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rito Castanon-Hill, M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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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