Dr. Stratego Maria Castanes, MD

Dr. Castanes practices at Baptist Health Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida, part of Baptist Health South Florida.

Dr. Castanes' NPI, 1427082114, was assigned on July 10, 2006. Dr. Castanes graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Castanes holds Florida license ME96059.

Dr. Castanes' primary practice is Baptist Health Baptist Hospital, at 8900 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176 in Miami-Dade County. The practice phone is (786) 596-1960.

Dr. Castanes' primary practice is Baptist Health Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida, part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Castanes is also affiliated with South Miami Hospital. The medical group on file is Diagnostic Readers Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castanes to 3 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castanes practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Castanes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Castanes is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Castanes' licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Texas.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Castanes treats.

CMS data shows 3,178 Medicare services from Dr. Castanes across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 630 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $145,215 for them.

CMS counts 630 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castanes in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 303 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.52, 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. Castanes' median patient age at 72, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Castanes wrote 4,512 Medicare Part D claims for 439 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,297 of them, across 59 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $857,176 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,101 claims across 57 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Castanes for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Castanes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Castanes. Dr. Castanes' most frequent co-authors are Arthur Woodrow Bracey, MD and Reynolds M. Delgado, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 488 general payments to Dr. Castanes from 44 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $1,472.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Castanes.

Dr. Castanes graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Castanes is a member of ACC and ACP.

Dr. Castanes is in network with 2 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.