Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, MD

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

Dr. Castrellon's NPI, 1497923171, was assigned on February 14, 2008. Dr. Castrellon graduated from Universidad de Ciencias Medicas in 1999. Dr. Castrellon holds Florida license ME 97824.

Dr. Castrellon's primary practice is South Miami Hospital, at 6200 Sw 73rd St, Miami, FL 33143 in Miami-Dade County. The practice phone is (786) 662-4000.

Dr. Castrellon's primary practice is South Miami Hospital in Miami, Florida, part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Castrellon is also affiliated with Larkin Hospital South Miami. The medical group on file is Dr. Castrellon. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castrellon to 2 more hospitals, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castrellon practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Castrellon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Castrellon is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Castrellon's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and New York.

Dmand AI lists chronic skin ulcer, head wound and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Castrellon treats.

CMS data shows 305 Medicare services from Dr. Castrellon across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,366 for them.

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castrellon in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 51% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.81, 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. Castrellon's median patient age at 58, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Castrellon wrote 44 Medicare Part D claims for 24 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $152 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 19 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Castrellon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 194 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Castrellon, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Castrellon, published from 2022 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Castrellon has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Castrellon's most frequent co-authors are Gustavo Martin Huaman, MD and Igor A. Suslin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 438 general payments to Dr. Castrellon from 54 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education speaker fees make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Acell, Inc. paid the most, $33,131.

Dr. Castrellon graduated from Universidad de Ciencias Medicas in 1999.

Dr. Castrellon is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.