Dr Melinda Jean Castro, MD in Houston, TX

Dr Melinda Jean Castro, MD is a medicare enrolled "Anesthesiology" physician in Houston, Texas. She went to University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas and graduated in 1984 and has 40 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Anesthesiology. She is a member of the group practice Compass Anesthesia Providers, Pllc and her current practice location is 2411 Fountain View Dr, Suite 200, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (713) 458-4185.

Dr Melinda Jean Castro is licensed to practice in Texas (license number G8534) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1740337450.

Contact Information

	Dr Melinda Jean Castro, MD
	2411 Fountain View Dr, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77057-4817
	(713) 458-4185
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Melinda Jean Castro
Gender	Female
Speciality	Anesthesiology
Experience	40 Years
Location	2411 Fountain View Dr, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Melinda Jean Castro attended and graduated from University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas in 1984

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1740337450
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/04/2007
Last Update Date: 04/17/2009

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 7012199862
Enrollment ID: I20110315000727

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Melinda Jean Castro such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1740337450	NPI	-	NPPES
131422103	Medicaid	TX
050043863	Other	TX	RAILROAD MEDICARE
84Y546	Other		TX-BLUE SHIELD

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207L00000X	Anesthesiology	G8534 (Texas)	Primary

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Compass Anesthesia Providers, Pllc	4082040878	161

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. Dr Melinda Jean Castro allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.

Entity Name	Avanti Anesthesia Pa
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1053740084 PECOS PAC ID: 3173740198 Enrollment ID: O20140814000539

Entity Name	Katy Premier Anesthesia Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1114318128 PECOS PAC ID: 6406173038 Enrollment ID: O20150319001679

Entity Name	Compass Anesthesia Providers, Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1669829750 PECOS PAC ID: 4082040878 Enrollment ID: O20200217000123

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. Dr Melinda Jean 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 Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Melinda Jean Castro, MD 2411 Fountain View Dr Ste 200, Houston, TX 77057-4832 Ph: (713) 620-4000	Dr Melinda Jean Castro, MD 2411 Fountain View Dr, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77057-4817 Ph: (713) 458-4185

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Nicholas James Defilippis, MD Anesthesiology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2411 Fountain View Dr, Houston, TX 77057 Phone: 713-620-4000
Dr. Archana Vargheese Raghavan, M.D. Anesthesiology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1500 Citywest Blvd, Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77042 Phone: 713-620-4000 Fax: 713-458-4229
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Dr. Tanner B Baker, M.D. Anesthesiology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 2537 S Gessner Rd, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77063 Phone: 713-559-6929
Hyung J Kim, MD Anesthesiology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1635 North Loop W, Houston, TX 77008 Phone: 713-540-6980
Dr. Salim Khan Durrani, MD Anesthesiology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 11777 Katy Fwy Ste 260, Houston, TX 77079 Phone: 713-973-7246 Fax: 832-553-1337
January Y Tsai, MD Anesthesiology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 Phone: 713-792-6161

Dr Melinda Jean Castro, MD - Medicare Anesthesiology in Houston, TX