Dr. Diego H. Castrillon, MD

Dr. Castrillon practices at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of Parkland Health.

Dr. Castrillon's NPI, 1528029477, was assigned on March 30, 2006. Dr. Castrillon graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1996. Dr. Castrillon holds Texas license L8300.

Dr. Castrillon's primary practice is Parkland Memorial Hospital, at 5200 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 590-8000.

Dr. Castrillon's primary practice is Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of Parkland Health. Dr. Castrillon is also affiliated with William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castrillon to 1 more clinical lab, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castrillon practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anatomic pathology is Dr. Castrillon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0101X. Dr. Castrillon is board certified in anatomic pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Castrillon's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 29 Medicare services from Dr. Castrillon across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 28 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $820 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 28 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castrillon in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 14 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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. Castrillon's median patient age at 38, with 98% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Castrillon for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Castrillon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 99 papers to Dr. Castrillon, published from 2001 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Forkhead Transcription Factors, Mice, Knockout and Immunohistochemistry. Dr. Castrillon has published most often in Cancer Cell. Dr. Castrillon's most frequent co-authors are Elena A. Lucas, MD, Hao Chen, MD, PhD and Wenxin Zheng, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Castrillon from 1 drug or device company in 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $23.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Castrillon, most recently Elected Fellow, Section on Medical Sciences in 2022.

Dr. Castrillon graduated from UT Southwestern Medical Center in 1996.

Dr. Castrillon is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.