NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Watsonville, CA

Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1619263993, issued on Jun 24, 2011. Check the license (California A127084, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619263993
Name
Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A127084 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1931 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076
Phone
(831) 768-6600
Enumerated
Jun 24, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160129001025); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1931 Main St

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

  1. Hei Sun AhnPharmacist1578095659
  2. Alexander Friedman, MDSurgery Physician1205332079
  3. Mark Mendiola, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1114492022
  4. Kristen Smith, PH DPsychologist1861747446
  5. Abraham Vela, MDFamily Medicine Physician1043717283

Verify Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,613 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Victor Salazar Castillo1,613
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
  2. Lisinopril67 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl66 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium48 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: $324.48

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Victor Salazar Castillo$324.48
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncWatsonville, CA

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

Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

48 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Watsonville

They are 48 of the 1,044 NPPES records with a practice address in Watsonville, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Aleman, MDWatsonville, CA 950761265415376
  2. Tye Depena, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761467459735
  3. Denise Devereaux, MDWatsonville, CA 950761669452702
  4. James Greenwood, D.O.Watsonville, CA 950761477589281
  5. Anniken Hansen, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761447273206
  6. Kathryn Harvey, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761679553556
  7. Carol Haubach, MDWatsonville, CA 950761457378671
  8. Wendy Leonard, MDWatsonville, CA 950761497755508

Common questions

What is Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD's NPI number?

Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619263993, issued on Jun 24, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1931 Main St, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 768-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A127084, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victor Manuel Salazar Castillo, MD had 1,613 Medicare Part D claims for 398 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.