Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Long Island City, NY
Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Long Island City, New York, and NPI 1073190559, issued on Mar 29, 2021. Check the license (New York 328210, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sofia Valbuena-Castor
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- 328210 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3030 Northern Blvd Ste 201, Long Island City, NY 11101
- Phone
- (646) 939-1486
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3030 Northern Blvd Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel BrownPeer Specialist1497674071
- Danielle Chanin, LMSWSocial Worker1942129556
- Emily HoughtonSocial Worker1487574638
Verify Sofia Valbuena-Castor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 328210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 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.
Sofia Valbuena-Castor among 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York
Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD is one of 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York
There are 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York.
All 218 in New York → Every provider in Long Island City → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jinny Caldentey, M.D.New Hyde Park, NY 110401871834788
- Maria Quinteros Flores, M.D.New Hyde Park, NY 110401871901470
- An Leung, M.D.Manhasset, NY 110301982042404
- Diana Martins-Welch, M.D.Manhasset, NY 110301275832446
- Katlynn Van Ogtrop, M.D.Manhasset, NY 110301275943219
- Sindee Weiss, MDManhasset, NY 110301548315294
- Eduard Porosnicu, MDBrooklyn, NY 112031255326591
- Tamar Seidman, DOBrooklyn, NY 112121346821618
Common questions
What is Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD's NPI number?
Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073190559, issued on Mar 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3030 Northern Blvd Ste 201, Long Island City, NY, 11101. Phone: (646) 939-1486. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 328210, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sofia Valbuena-Castor, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.