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.
- 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
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Verify Rito Castanon-Hill in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A71843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone35 claims
- Fluconazole13 claims
- 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
- 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.
All 7,751 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Hill, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451629013669
- Max Lebow, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451104868660
- Nicholas Altman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900461164659959
- David Barcay, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481891789764
- Scott Braunstein, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481427042050
- Kenneth Corre, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481487648358
- David Frankle, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481013901644
- 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.
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.