Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,370
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 366
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,247
- MIPS score, 2024
- 96
- Industry payments
- $1,920
- Practice address
- 850 S Pine Island Rd, Plantation, FL 33324
- Practice phone
- Call (954) 741-5555
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute
Plantation, Florida
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Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro is an ophthalmologist in Plantation, Florida
Dr. Fernandez De Castro practices at Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute in Plantation, Florida.
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's NPI, 1700046695, was assigned on June 13, 2008. Dr. Fernandez De Castro graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University in 1996. Dr. Fernandez De Castro holds Florida license ME116570.
- NPI
- 1700046695NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9234386798
- NPI enumeration date
- June 13, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (954) 741-5555
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro practices at Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute in Plantation, Florida
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's primary practice is Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute, at 850 S Pine Island Rd, Plantation, FL 33324 in Broward County. The practice phone is (954) 741-5555.
- Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute850 S Pine Island Rd, Plantation, FL 33324 · Broward CountyPhone(954) 741-5555
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's primary practice is Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute in Plantation, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fernandez De Castro to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fernandez De Castro practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida
Ophthalmology is Dr. Fernandez De Castro's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Fernandez De Castro's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimary
- South Carolina license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery and hereditary corneal conditions among the conditions Dr. Fernandez De Castro treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Fernandez De Castro
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro billed Medicare for 1,370 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,370 Medicare services from Dr. Fernandez De Castro across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 366 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,175 for them.
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 7492024: 7865%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5502024: 47015%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1032024: 8220%
- Imaging
- 2023: 202024: 3260%
Where Dr. Fernandez De Castro's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,28894%
- In a facility826%
Dr. Fernandez De Castro compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Fernandez De Castro
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 1,370vs 1,69919% below
- Medicare patients
- 366vs 55734% below
- Part D claims
- 2,155vs 8182.6 times
Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Fernandez De Castro'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. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro treated 366 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 366 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fernandez De Castro in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fernandez De Castro's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19954%
- Men16746%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Fernandez De Castro's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis41%
- Diabetes30%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Anxiety18%
- Cancer18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro wrote 2,247 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Fernandez De Castro wrote 2,247 Medicare Part D claims for 471 patients. 60% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,155 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $182,772 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,878 claims across 24 drugs.
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,344 claims60%
- Brand-name903 claims40%
Dr. Fernandez De Castro'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. Fernandez De Castro's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%16 of 2,247 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: 1,8782024: 2,15515%
Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 24 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. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro scored 96 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Fernandez De Castro for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Fernandez De Castro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 92 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Fernandez De Castro, more than 73% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 96of 100Final score
- 93.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Fernandez De Castro ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 73rd percentile92 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro received $1,920 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 87 general payments to Dr. Fernandez De Castro from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $409.
General payments to Dr. Fernandez De Castro by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Fernandez De Castro by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,87598%
- Education$382%
- Honoraria$80%
Companies that paid Dr. Fernandez De Castro 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. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University
Dr. Fernandez De Castro graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University in 1996. Dr. Fernandez De Castro is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Fernandez De Castro is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Fernandez De Castro accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- Medicare9
- HMO8
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro's NPI number?
Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro's NPI number is 1700046695. It was assigned on June 13, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro?
Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro is an ophthalmologist in Plantation, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro practice?
Dr. Fernandez De Castro practices at 850 S Pine Island Rd, Plantation, FL 33324. Dr. Fernandez De Castro's primary practice is Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute in Plantation, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fernandez De Castro to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Fernandez De Castro is (954) 741-5555.
What is Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro's medical license number?
Dr. Fernandez De Castro holds Florida license ME116570, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Fernandez De Castro in Florida (2013 to 2027) and South Carolina (2012 to 2027).
Does Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fernandez De Castro billed Medicare for 1,370 services in 2024, and Dr. Fernandez De Castro accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro's MIPS score?
Dr. Fernandez De Castro's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 96 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro see?
CMS counts 366 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fernandez De Castro in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Fernandez De Castro's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92250), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro go to medical school?
Dr. Fernandez De Castro graduated from Pontifical Xavierian University in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Fernandez De Castro's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Brimonidine Tartrate.
Has Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,920 in general payments to Dr. Fernandez De Castro from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro been practicing?
Dr. Fernandez De Castro graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Luis Eduardo Fernandez De Castro accept?
Dr. Fernandez De Castro is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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