Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 898
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 306
- Part D claims, 2024
- 361
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $567
- Practice address
- 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203
- Practice phone
- Call (803) 296-2548
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro is an internist in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Lara-Castro practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health.
Dr. Lara-Castro's NPI, 1780909200, was assigned on March 29, 2010. Dr. Lara-Castro holds South Carolina license 33922.
- NPI
- 1780909200NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9537383872
- NPI enumeration date
- March 29, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (803) 296-2548
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Lara-Castro's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital, at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 in Richland County. The practice phone is (803) 296-2548.
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203 · Richland CountyPhone(803) 296-2548
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lara-Castro's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health. Dr. Lara-Castro is also affiliated with Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital. The medical group on file is Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lara-Castro to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lara-Castro practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro is one of 1,707 internists in South Carolina
Internal medicine is Dr. Lara-Castro's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Lara-Castro is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, South CarolinaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Lara-Castro
Counts of internists 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. Cristina Lara-Castro billed Medicare for 898 services in 2024
CMS data shows 898 Medicare services from Dr. Lara-Castro across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 306 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,605 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Lara-Castro's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7332024: 89823%
Dr. Lara-Castro compared with the South Carolina median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Lara-Castro
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 898vs 74021% above
- Medicare patients
- 306vs 25819% above
- Part D claims
- 86vs 33174% below
Medians across 1,708 internists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lara-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. Cristina Lara-Castro treated 306 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 306 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lara-Castro in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 122 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, 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. Lara-Castro's median patient age at 66, with 59% women.
Dr. Lara-Castro's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lara-Castro's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18661%
- Men12039%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lara-Castro's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis65%
- Chronic kidney disease52%
- Ischemic heart disease47%
- Heart failure46%
- Diabetes44%
- Anxiety43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lara-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 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro wrote 361 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lara-Castro wrote 361 Medicare Part D claims for 182 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 86 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,068 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 78 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Lara-Castro's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic302 claims84%
- Brand-name and other59 claims16%
Dr. Lara-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. Lara-Castro's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids5%18 of 361 claims
- Antibiotics25%91 of 361 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: 782024: 8610%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 4 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
How Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro takes part in Medicare
Dr. Lara-Castro accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro received $567 in industry payments from 2017 to 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Lara-Castro from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $201.
General payments to Dr. Lara-Castro by program year, 2017 to 2019
Companies that paid Dr. Lara-Castro the most, 2017 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Cristina Lara-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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro's NPI number?
Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro's NPI number is 1780909200. It was assigned on March 29, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro?
Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro is an internist in Columbia, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro practice?
Dr. Lara-Castro practices at 5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203. Dr. Lara-Castro's primary practice is Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Prisma Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lara-Castro to 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lara-Castro is (803) 296-2548.
What is Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro's medical license number?
Dr. Lara-Castro holds South Carolina license 33922.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro affiliated with?
Dr. Lara-Castro practices at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Dr. Lara-Castro is also affiliated with Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro part of?
Dr. Lara-Castro is linked to Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands.
Does Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lara-Castro billed Medicare for 898 services in 2024, and Dr. Lara-Castro accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro see?
CMS counts 306 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lara-Castro in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lara-Castro's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
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What drugs does Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lara-Castro's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass, Atorvastatin Calcium and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $567 in general payments to Dr. Lara-Castro from 4 companies from 2017 to 2019. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Cristina Lara-Castro been practicing?
Dr. Lara-Castro graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
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