What is Fernando De Castro's specialty?

Fernando De Castro (NPI 1558364976) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Lexington, KY.

Where does Fernando De Castro practice?

Fernando De Castro practices in Lexington, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558364976.

How much does Medicare pay Fernando De Castro?

Fernando De Castro (NPI 1558364976) received approximately $418K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 3,430 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558364976

Fernando De CastroM.D.

PRACTICENEW LEXINGTON CLINIC PSCSee all providers at this practice →

DermatologyLexington, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,152

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,225

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$410K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 133 Dermatology providers in KY — top quintile (cohort median 4,183).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,247

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluconazole163 claims

Ketoconazole157 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide152 claims

Hydrocortisone127 claims

Prednisone115 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Fernando De 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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Labone Of Ohio Inc Clinical Laboratory · Cincinnati, OH	32	56
New Lexington Clinic, Psc Clinical Laboratory · Lexington, KY	29	57
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	28	40
OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL INC	13	19
SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	12	24
Gregory Hood Internal Medicine · Lexington, KY	11	21

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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