Dr. Alexander Chase Castillo, MD

Dr. Castillo practices at DHR Health in Edinburg, Texas, part of DHR Health.

Dr. Castillo's NPI, 1962822684, was assigned on April 21, 2014. Dr. Castillo graduated from UTMB Health in 2014. Dr. Castillo holds Texas license T1314.

Dr. Castillo's primary practice is DHR Health, at 5501 South McColl, Edinburg, TX 78539 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (956) 362-8677.

Dr. Castillo's primary practice is DHR Health in Edinburg, Texas, part of DHR Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Castillo to 1 physician office, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Castillo practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Castillo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Castillo is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Castillo's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Castillo treats.

CMS data shows 18 Medicare services from Dr. Castillo across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 30 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,694 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 30 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Castillo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 13 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.91, 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. Castillo's median patient age at 54, with 84% women.

In 2024, Dr. Castillo wrote 149 Medicare Part D claims for 55 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 126 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $571 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 146 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Castillo for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Castillo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Castillo, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Castillo, published from 2011 to 2019. 2011 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Myocardial Infarction, Myocardium and Cells, Cultured. Dr. Castillo has published most often in Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. Dr. Castillo's most frequent co-authors are Yochai Birnbaum, MD, Mandeep Bajaj, MD and Ludwik Krzysztof Branski, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 29 general payments to Dr. Castillo from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. KCI USA, Inc. paid the most, $430.

Dr. Castillo graduated from UTMB Health in 2014.

Dr. Castillo is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.