Curr Opin Rheumatol
Antirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidDrug Therapy, Combination
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda, MD
NPI1720162092PAC ID6709945843
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,454
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 368
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,316
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 200 W Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805
- Practice phone
- Call (657) 640-8090
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County
Home Health Agency - Main Office · Anaheim, California
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Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda is a rheumatologist in Anaheim, California
Dr. Castro-Rueda practices at Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County in Anaheim, California.
Dr. Castro-Rueda's NPI, 1720162092, was assigned on October 24, 2006. Dr. Castro-Rueda graduated from Catholic University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Castro-Rueda's California license number on file is A96092.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1720162092NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6709945843
- NPI enumeration date
- October 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (657) 640-8090
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda practices at Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County in Anaheim, California
Dr. Castro-Rueda's primary practice is Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County, at 200 W Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805. The practice phone is (657) 640-8090.
- Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County200 W Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805Phone(657) 640-8090
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Castro-Rueda's primary practice is Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County in Anaheim, California. Dr. Castro-Rueda is also affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is St. Jude Heritage Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castro-Rueda to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 hospice, each named with a free account. Dr. Castro-Rueda's employer is on file too: a home health agency.
Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange CountyPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castro-Rueda practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda is one of 821 rheumatologists in California
Rheumatology is Dr. Castro-Rueda's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Castro-Rueda is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Castro-Rueda's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic pain, gout, joint arthropathy, joint pain, lupus and muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain among the conditions Dr. Castro-Rueda treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Castro-Rueda
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda billed Medicare for 2,454 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,454 Medicare services from Dr. Castro-Rueda across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 368 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $95,339 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20242,454
Medicare patients368
Paid by Medicare$95,339
Procedure codes12
Dr. Castro-Rueda's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3,7972024: 1,45062%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9112024: 8477%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1942024: 8258%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 3762024: 7580%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2892024: 0100%
Dr. Castro-Rueda compared with the California median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Castro-Rueda
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,454vs 9002.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 368vs 21670% above
- Part D claims
- 2,200vs 9622.3 times
Medians across 773 rheumatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Castro-Rueda's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda treated 368 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castro-Rueda in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 156 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Castro-Rueda's median patient age at 71, with 65% women.
Medicare patients, 2024368
Average age76
Average risk score1.40
Also on Medicaid8%
Dr. Castro-Rueda's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Castro-Rueda's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women24266%
- Men12634%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Castro-Rueda's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure69%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Osteoporosis27%
- Chronic kidney disease24%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Castro-Rueda's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men33%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda wrote 2,316 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Castro-Rueda wrote 2,316 Medicare Part D claims for 376 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,200 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $602,847 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,151 claims across 32 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,316
Drugs named by CMS34
Total drug cost$602,847
Part D patients376
Dr. Castro-Rueda's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,134 claims92%
- Brand-name182 claims8%
Dr. Castro-Rueda's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Castro-Rueda's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%33 of 2,316 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,1512024: 2,2002%
Drugs named by CMS: 34 in 2024, 32 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Castro-Rueda accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Castro-Rueda as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Castro-Rueda. Dr. Castro-Rueda's most frequent co-author is Arthur F. Kavanaugh, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Castro-Rueda's most frequent co-authors
- Arthur F. Kavanaugh, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Castro-Rueda
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Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda received $34,822 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,852 general payments to Dr. Castro-Rueda from 50 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $5,527.
General payments to Dr. Castro-Rueda by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Castro-Rueda by kind, 2016 to 2025
$34.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$34,22098%
- Education$5522%
- Travel and lodging$500%
Companies that paid Dr. Castro-Rueda the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda graduated from Catholic University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Castro-Rueda graduated from Catholic University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine in 2000.
- Medical school
- Board certified in rheumatology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Castro-Rueda is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Castro-Rueda accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO7
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda's NPI number?
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda's NPI number is 1720162092. It was assigned on October 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda?
Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda is a rheumatologist in Anaheim, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda practice?
Dr. Castro-Rueda practices at 200 W Center Street Promenade, Anaheim, CA 92805. Dr. Castro-Rueda's primary practice is Providence at Home With Compassus Home Health Orange County in Anaheim, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castro-Rueda to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Castro-Rueda is (657) 640-8090.
What is Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda's medical license number?
Dr. Castro-Rueda's California license number on file is A96092, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Castro-Rueda in California (2006 to 2025) and Illinois (2003 to 2014).
Which hospitals is Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda affiliated with?
Dr. Castro-Rueda is affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda part of?
Dr. Castro-Rueda is linked to St. Jude Heritage Medical Group.
Does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Castro-Rueda billed Medicare for 2,454 services in 2024, and Dr. Castro-Rueda accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Castro-Rueda as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda see?
CMS counts 368 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castro-Rueda in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda board certified?
Yes. Dr. Castro-Rueda is board certified in rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Castro-Rueda's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda go to medical school?
Dr. Castro-Rueda graduated from Catholic University of Cordoba Faculty of Medicine in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Castro-Rueda's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Prednisone and Methotrexate.
Has Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $34,822 in general payments to Dr. Castro-Rueda from 50 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda been practicing?
Dr. Castro-Rueda graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Castro-Rueda.
Who does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda publish with?
Dr. Castro-Rueda's most frequent co-authors are Arthur F. Kavanaugh, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Hernan P. Castro-Rueda accept?
Dr. Castro-Rueda is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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