What is Paul Castello's specialty?

Paul Castello (NPI 1669434510) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Santa Maria, CA.

Where does Paul Castello practice?

Paul Castello practices in Santa Maria, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669434510.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Castello?

Paul Castello (NPI 1669434510) received approximately $200K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 419 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669434510

Paul CastelloM.D.

Orthopedic SurgerySanta Maria, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,500

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,668

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$184K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

171

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

64.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen81 claims

Amoxicillin25 claims

Meloxicam22 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen19 claims

Tranexamic Acid13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$149

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$149

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$149

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Castello'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	56	122
DIGNITY HEALTH	25	47
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	22	79
NPI 1093733420	19	34
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Buellton, CA	19	51
OURIEFF, BRUCE	18	42
Thomas Dawes Family Practice · Santa Maria, CA	16	54
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	15	48
Donald Hole Family Practice · Santa Maria, CA	15	50
SMITH-ARIZMENDI, RONALD	15	28
ZIEMBA, SUSAN	14	48
TEAFORD, ROBERT	13	58

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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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history