Physician Profile
Carlos A. Castro, MD practices orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Minneapolis, MN. Carlos is also listed as specializing in student in an organized health care education program. Medicare claims data shows Carlos provided 45 services to 30 patients. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more and new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more.
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913 E 26TH ST SUITE 600
Minneapolis, MN 55404
45 services · 30 patients · 2 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
30 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
15 | Less often than most peers in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Castro is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Minneapolis, MN. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Dr. Castro is listed at 913 E 26Th St Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (612) 775-6257. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Dr. Castro's National Provider Identifier is 1326375353. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Dr. Castro attended Other, graduating in 2000. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Castro has 26 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2000, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Castro the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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