Walter Castro M.D.
Also known as
- Professional nameCastro-Elias, Walter Armando
Source: NPPES public registry.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1558566794 is registered to Walter Castro M.D., a Pediatric Pulmonology Physician practising at 500 University Dr in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Pediatric Pulmonology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Walter Castro M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2007.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20230119000105Pediatric MedicinePA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Walter Castro M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Walter Castro M.D. directly at (717) 531-5338.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1558566794 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pediatric Pulmonology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (717) 531-5338.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Walter Castro M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.