NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tim Castro, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Tyler, TX

Tim Castro, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1447418538, issued on May 27, 2008. Check the license (Texas N0679, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447418538
Name
Tim Castro
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
N0679 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
912 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
Phone
(903) 592-6901
Enumerated
May 27, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090715000534); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2006
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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Also registered at 912 S Fleishel Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kimberly Brown, FNPNurse Practitioner1083084537
  2. Cynthia Chaney, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114137262
  3. Luis Destarac, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1477513927
  4. Jordan Dickerson, NPNurse Practitioner1093608515
  5. Susan Gallien, APRN NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1831354752
  6. George Gass, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1710981196

Verify Tim Castro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

457 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tim Castro457
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl25 claims
  3. Clopidogrel21 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate16 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Etmc Physician Group, Inc.Tyler, TX

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

Tim Castro among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Tim Castro, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

146 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tyler

They are 146 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yvonne Baum, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011679572614
  2. Marcus Byrd, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011518930304
  3. Gene Earl, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011134122567
  4. Michael Gorby, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011366446049
  5. James Holleman, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011083692248
  6. Paul Lim, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011942288634
  7. Eric Madore, MDTyler, TX 757011982678884
  8. Aleksandra Olsson-Detwiler, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011740280510

Common questions

What is Tim Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tim Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447418538, issued on May 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tim Castro, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 912 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 592-6901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tim Castro, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N0679, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tim Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tim Castro, M.D. had 457 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tim Castro, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.