What is Melinda Castro's specialty?

Melinda Castro (NPI 1740337450) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Houston, TX.

Where does Melinda Castro practice?

Melinda Castro practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740337450.

How much does Medicare pay Melinda Castro?

Melinda Castro (NPI 1740337450) received approximately $4K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 61 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740337450

Melinda CastroM.D.

PRACTICEGREATER HOUSTON ANESTHESIOLOGYSee all providers at this practice →

AnesthesiologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,259 Anesthesiology providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 184).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

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 Melinda 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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Bella Amor Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Houston, TX	183	213
Edward Wade Ophthalmology · Bellaire, TX	98	176
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	61	98
Jeffrey Arnoult Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	60	151
Bonnie Lau Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Houston, TX	57	69
John Goosey Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	42	95
William Stewart Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	25	78
Mitchell Porias Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	24	54
Christopher Allee Optometry · Bellaire, TX	24	28
Darcy Seaton Optometry · Bellaire, TX	23	28
Mark Vital Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	16	45
Kevin Jong Ophthalmology · Houston, TX	15	29

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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