Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos, MD

  • Worcester, MA
  • Pulmonologist
NPI1669463303PAC ID3779505250
Medicare services, 2024
3,662
Medicare patients, 2024
1,380
Part D claims, 2024
4,415
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
85 Prescott St, Worcester, MA 01605
Practice phone
Call (978) 466-2692
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Primary practice

Mass Lung & Allergy

Worcester, Massachusetts

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Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos is a pulmonologist in Worcester, Massachusetts

Dr. Castellanos practices at Mass Lung & Allergy in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Dr. Castellanos' NPI, 1669463303, was assigned on November 2, 2005. Dr. Castellanos graduated from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras in 1997. Dr. Castellanos holds Massachusetts license 211028.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3779505250
NPI enumeration date
November 2, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(978) 466-2692
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos practices at Mass Lung & Allergy in Worcester, Massachusetts

Dr. Castellanos' primary practice is Mass Lung & Allergy, at 85 Prescott St, Worcester, MA 01605 in Worcester County. The practice phone is (978) 466-2692.

  • Mass Lung & Allergy
    85 Prescott St, Worcester, MA 01605 · Worcester CountyPhone(978) 466-2692

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Castellanos' primary practice is Mass Lung & Allergy in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Castellanos is also affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus. The medical group on file is Mass Lung & Allergy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castellanos to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castellanos practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mass Lung & AllergyAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos is one of 485 pulmonologists in Massachusetts

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Castellanos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Castellanos is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Castellanos is licensed in Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pulmonary disease, MassachusettsPrimaryLicense 211208 · 2001 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RP1001X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pleural effusion and pulmonary fibrosis among the conditions Dr. Castellanos treats.

Pulmonologists near Dr. Castellanos

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos billed Medicare for 3,662 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,662 Medicare services from Dr. Castellanos across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,380 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $379,363 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,662
Medicare patients1,380
Paid by Medicare$379,363
Procedure codes12

Dr. Castellanos' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2,6932024: 3,12416%
Other services
2023: 02024: 286
Tests and treatments
2023: 2082024: 25221%
Surgery
2023: 122024: 0100%

Where Dr. Castellanos' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,79549%
  • In a facility1,86751%

Dr. Castellanos compared with the Massachusetts median for pulmonologists, 2024

  • Dr. Castellanos
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
3,662vs 4757.7 times
Medicare patients
1,380vs 2555.4 times
Part D claims
4,206vs 32912.8 times

Medians across 481 pulmonologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Castellanos' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos treated 1,380 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 1,380 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castellanos in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 550 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, 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. Castellanos' median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,380
Average age72
Average risk score1.98
Also on Medicaid38%

Dr. Castellanos' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Castellanos' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women77856%
  • Men60244%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Castellanos' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. COPD56%
  4. Arthritis48%
  5. Mood disorders46%
  6. Anxiety44%
  7. Ischemic heart disease42%
  8. Depression41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Castellanos' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos wrote 4,415 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Castellanos wrote 4,415 Medicare Part D claims for 622 patients. CMS names the drug for 4,206 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,942,161 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,423 claims across 39 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,415
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients622

Dr. Castellanos' 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. Castellanos' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics12%523 of 4,415 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: 3,4232024: 4,20623%

Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 39 in 2023.

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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. Plutarco E. Castellanos scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Castellanos' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos received $14,002 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 773 general payments to Dr. Castellanos from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $3,669.

General payments to Dr. Castellanos by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Castellanos by kind, 2016 to 2025

$14Kin total
  • Food and beverage$13,00493%
  • Travel and lodging$5744%
  • Education$4243%

Companies that paid Dr. Castellanos the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Castellanos, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Castellanos

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos graduated from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras

Dr. Castellanos graduated from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras
  2. Board certified in critical care medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in pulmonary diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Castellanos is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Aetna
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • +10 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Castellanos accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos' NPI number?

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos' NPI number is 1669463303. It was assigned on November 2, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos?

Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos is a pulmonologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).

Where does Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos practice?

Dr. Castellanos practices at 85 Prescott St, Worcester, MA 01605. Dr. Castellanos' primary practice is Mass Lung & Allergy in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castellanos to 4 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Castellanos is (978) 466-2692.

What is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos' medical license number?

Dr. Castellanos holds Massachusetts license 211028.

Which hospitals is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos affiliated with?

Dr. Castellanos is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Castellanos to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos part of?

Dr. Castellanos is linked to Mass Lung & Allergy. Dmand AI links Dr. Castellanos to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Castellanos billed Medicare for 3,662 services in 2024, and Dr. Castellanos accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos' MIPS score?

Dr. Castellanos' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos see?

CMS counts 1,380 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castellanos in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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Is Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos board certified?

Yes. Dr. Castellanos is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Castellanos' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), hospital inpatient care (99233) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos go to medical school?

Dr. Castellanos graduated from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Castellanos' most prescribed drugs by claims were Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Breztri Aerosphere.

Has Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $14,002 in general payments to Dr. Castellanos from 45 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

How long has Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos been practicing?

Dr. Castellanos graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Plutarco E. Castellanos accept?

Dr. Castellanos is in network with 18 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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