Dr. Luis R. Castellanos, MD

Dr. Castellanos practices at UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California.

Dr. Castellanos' NPI, 1013059286, was assigned on February 13, 2007. Dr. Castellanos graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2003. Dr. Castellanos holds California license A89654.

Dr. Castellanos' primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center, at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 543-6222.

Dr. Castellanos' primary practice is UCSD Hillcrest Medical Center in San Diego, California. Dr. Castellanos is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castellanos to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castellanos practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Castellanos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Castellanos is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Castellanos is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension and congestive heart failure among the conditions Dr. Castellanos treats.

CMS data shows 1,123 Medicare services from Dr. Castellanos across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 686 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,424 for them.

CMS counts 686 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castellanos in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 281 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 45% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.76, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Castellanos' median patient age at 63, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Castellanos wrote 1,231 Medicare Part D claims for 240 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 998 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $220,649 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,061 claims across 26 drugs.

Dr. Castellanos accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 19 papers to Dr. Castellanos, published from 2008 to 2021. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Echocardiography, Ethnicity and Anti-Bacterial Agents. Dr. Castellanos has published most often in Am J Cardiol. Dr. Castellanos' most frequent co-authors are Jonathan Chong Hsu, MD, Ryan Robert Reeves, MD and Ignacio Arturo Zepeda, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Castellanos from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $996.

Dr. Castellanos graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2003. Dr. Castellanos is a member of ACC.

Dr. Castellanos is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.