Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout DE CASTRO
Igor de Castro, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Macon, GA specialising in neurosurgery. Igor trained at University of Arkansas College of Medicine, graduating in 2010. Igor is also listed as specialising in specialist, student in an organized health care education program, and neurological surgery.
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Areas of Expertise
Common questions
What is Dr. De Castro's specialty?
Dr. De Castro is a neurosurgery in Macon, GA. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “NEUROSURGERY”.
NPI registry
Where can I find Dr. De Castro?
Dr. De Castro is listed at 840 PINE ST STE 880, Macon, GA 31201. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How do I contact Dr. De Castro?
The number on file is (478) 743-7092. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. De Castro?
Dr. De Castro's National Provider Identifier is 1619161221. 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
What is Dr. De Castro's medical education?
Dr. De Castro attended University of Arkansas College of Medicine, graduating in 2010. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. De Castro have?
Dr. De Castro has 16 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2010, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What is Dr. De Castro known for?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. De Castro performs procedures including insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion, injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance and injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance; reads or performs imaging such as ct scan of lower spine without contrast and x-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views; provides treatments such as needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study and needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, limited study, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
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Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. De Castro. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (478) 743-7092
- Email not available
Practice Locations
840 PINE ST STE 880
Macon, GA 31201
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,367 services · 989 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Procedure | 22853 |
74 |
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
50 |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
46 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Procedure | 61783 |
34 |
| Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Procedure | 20939 |
34 |
| Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62321 |
22 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Procedure | 22552 |
19 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Procedure | 22842 |
17 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Procedure | 22551 |
17 |
| Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | Imaging | 72131 |
74 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other neurosurgery specialists at this location 4
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at University of Arkansas College of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2010 at University of Arkansas College of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion 8
Providers in GA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.