Dr. William G. Castro, MD

Dr. Castro practices at UPMC Washington in Washington, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Castro's NPI, 1689672412, was assigned on July 14, 2005. Dr. Castro graduated from West Virginia University School Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Castro holds Pennsylvania license MD027267E.

Dr. Castro's primary practice is UPMC Washington, at 155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301 in Washington County. The practice phone is (724) 225-7000.

Dr. Castro's primary practice is UPMC Washington in Washington, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Castro is also affiliated with Advanced Surgical Hospital. The medical group on file is Washington Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castro to 1 more hospital and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castro practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Diagnostic radiology is Dr. Castro's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0202X. Dr. Castro is board certified in nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Castro's licenses on file in 4 states: Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia and Ohio.

CMS data shows 1,867 Medicare services from Dr. Castro across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,322 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,087 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 1,322 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castro in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 663 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Castro's median patient age at 69, with 46% women.

Dr. Castro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Castro, published from 2010 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Antimalarials, Chloroquine and Plasmodium falciparum. Dr. Castro has published most often in J Inorg Biochem. Dr. Castro's most frequent co-author is William Castro, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Castro from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $61.

Dr. Castro graduated from West Virginia University School Of Medicine in 1981.

Dr. Castro is in network with 3 carriers, including Amerihealth Caritas, CMS Medicare and WV State Medicaid. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.