Timothy Costales, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Timothy Costales, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497118756, issued on Apr 3, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD477449, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Costales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- MD477449 PA
286671 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3737 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (240) 753-4797
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221027002211); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3737 Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Timothy Costales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD477449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam29 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,835.85
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Clinical Health Care Associates OF New Jersey PCWoodbury, NJ
- Inova Health Care ServicesWoodbridge, VA
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy Costales among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Timothy Costales, MD is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,253 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Carey, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041265460240
- Robert Carrigan, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041790725745
- Richard Davidson, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041104847789
- John Esterhai, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041932137437
- David Glaser, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041972531432
- Craig Israelite, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041154359610
- Frederick Kaplan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041881622348
- Mary Ann Keenan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041508894064
Common questions
What is Timothy Costales, MD's NPI number?
Timothy Costales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497118756, issued on Apr 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Costales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3737 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (240) 753-4797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Costales, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD477449, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy Costales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Costales, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.