Nathaniel John U Castro, MD - Medicare Thoracic Surgery in St Cloud, MN

Nathaniel John U Castro, MD is a medicare enrolled "Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)" physician in St Cloud, Minnesota. He graduated from medical school in 1990 and has 34 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Centracare Clinic and his current practice location is 1200 Sixth Ave N, Centracare Clinic, St Cloud, Minnesota. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (612) 625-3904.

Nathaniel John U Castro is licensed to practice in Minnesota (license number 105327) and he also participates in the medicare program. He may accept medicare assignments (which means he may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1184854218.

Contact Information

Nathaniel John U Castro, MD
1200 Sixth Ave N, Centracare Clinic,
St Cloud, MN 56303-2735
(612) 625-3904
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Physician's Profile

Full NameNathaniel John U Castro
GenderMale
SpecialityThoracic Surgery
Experience34 Years
Location1200 Sixth Ave N, St Cloud, Minnesota
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMay be. He may accept the Medicare-approved amount; you may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Nathaniel John U Castro graduated from medical school in 1990
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1184854218
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/23/2009
  • Last Update Date: 04/04/2011
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 6204014210
  • Enrollment ID: I20110622000186

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Nathaniel John U Castro such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1184854218NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208G00000XThoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) 105327 (Minnesota)Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
St Cloud HospitalSaint cloud, MNHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Centracare Clinic2466363395632

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Nathaniel John U Castro allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameCentracare Clinic
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1043212665
PECOS PAC ID: 2466363395
Enrollment ID: O20031105000293
Entity NameSt Cloud Hospital
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1043269798
PECOS PAC ID: 4880594779
Enrollment ID: O20110221000134

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Nathaniel John U Castro is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Nathaniel John U Castro, MD
1200 Sixth Ave N, Centracare Clinic,
St Cloud, MN 56303-2735

Ph: (612) 625-3904
Nathaniel John U Castro, MD
1200 Sixth Ave N, Centracare Clinic,
St Cloud, MN 56303-2735

Ph: (612) 625-3904

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