Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Family Nurse Practitioner · Downey, CA
Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1164965596, issued on Dec 3, 2016. Check the license (California 95004772, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Veronica Castaneda
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 95004772 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11500 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241
- Phone
- (562) 904-5000
- Enumerated
- Dec 3, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170120002307); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Veronica Castaneda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95004772Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
616 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Glipizide64 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate58 claims
- Losartan Potassium49 claims
- Lisinopril48 claims
- Humulin N34 claims
- Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide31 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: $24.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupDowney, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Veronica Castaneda among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Downey
They are 94 of the 3,607 NPPES records with a practice address in Downey, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164965596, issued on Dec 3, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11500 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA, 90241. Phone: (562) 904-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95004772, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Veronica Castaneda, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 616 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.