Dr. Luciano M. Castaneda, MD

Dr. Castaneda practices at UCLA West Valley Medical Center in West Hills, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Castaneda's NPI, 1508202078, was assigned on May 10, 2013. Dr. Castaneda graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Castaneda holds California license A135727.

Dr. Castaneda's primary practice is UCLA West Valley Medical Center, at 7300 Medical Center Dr, West Hills, CA 91307 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 676-4000.

Dr. Castaneda's primary practice is UCLA West Valley Medical Center in West Hills, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Castaneda is also affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The medical group on file is UCLA Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castaneda to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castaneda practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Castaneda's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Castaneda is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Castaneda is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, cellulitis, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding and hypertension among the conditions Dr. Castaneda treats.

CMS data shows 768 Medicare services from Dr. Castaneda across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 191 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,259 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 191 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castaneda in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 69 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.75, 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. Castaneda's median patient age at 64, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Castaneda wrote 280 Medicare Part D claims for 131 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 63 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,090 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 24 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Castaneda for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Castaneda accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Castaneda, published from 2012 to 2025. Dr. Castaneda's most frequent co-author is Jane M. Ma.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Castaneda from 1 drug or device company from 2019 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) paid the most, $388.

Dr. Castaneda graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 2013.

Dr. Castaneda is in network with 13 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.