What is Hector Castro's specialty?

Hector Castro (NPI 1528211372) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Albuquerque, NM.

Where does Hector Castro practice?

Hector Castro practices in Albuquerque, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528211372.

How much does Medicare pay Hector Castro?

Hector Castro (NPI 1528211372) received approximately $106K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 353 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528211372

Hector CastroM.D.

PRACTICERENAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES LTD.See all providers at this practice →

NephrologyAlbuquerque, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

463

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

851

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$101K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 44 Nephrology providers in NM — below median (cohort median 982).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,001

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$407K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Lisinopril203 claims

Furosemide191 claims

Losartan Potassium160 claims

Allopurinol137 claims

Carvedilol125 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$764

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$764

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$764

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Hector Castro's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 50 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ROSWELL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	270	2,247
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.	127	2,385
GONZALEZ-VILLAVERDE, ALBERTO	125	747
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	114	478
NPI 1396781134	65	261
Fundador Adajar Cardiology · Roswell, NM	64	425
Thomas Wulf Family Practice · Roswell, NM	59	236
BLIZNAK, JOHNNY	56	253
Jeffery Ruzich Emergency Medicine · Roswell, NM	53	184
Mohammad Izhar Nephrology · Fort Pierce, FL	50	389
Robert Rader Internal Medicine · Roswell, NM	44	225
Harkesh Arora Hospitalist · Albuquerque, NM	43	349

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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