Victor J. Castro, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · McAllen, TX
Victor J. Castro, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1376511873, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas L4284, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor J. Castro
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- L4284 TX
TP139 KY
2017024259 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 E Ridge RD Ste 300, McAllen, TX 78503
- Phone
- (956) 630-5522
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (956) 682-7730
- Medicaid IDs
- 7100479070 KY
153421602 TX
300006942 IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100408000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 500 E Ridge RD Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mohammed AhmedInterventional Cardiology Physician1700296738
- Federico Azpurua, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1417116500
- Karen BolalinFamily Nurse Practitioner1487121828
- Cornelio Camino, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1447795901
- Rogelio Cruz, PAPhysician Assistant1205827763
- Miguel Escobar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306391479
Verify Victor J. Castro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L4284Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
518 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis63 claims
- Clopidogrel53 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate53 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate47 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
- Carvedilol35 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: $87.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Heart Clinic PLLCMcAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Victor J. Castro, M.D.'s NPI number?
Victor J. Castro, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376511873, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor J. Castro, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 E Ridge RD Ste 300, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (956) 630-5522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor J. Castro, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L4284, 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 Victor J. Castro, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor J. Castro, M.D. had 518 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.