Active NPI 1417046020 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Rafael R Castro , MD FACS

Surgery • Freeport, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Rafael Castro, MD FACS is a certified Surgery practicing in Freeport, IL. With approximately 54 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1972, Dr. Castro delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1036 W STEPHENSON ST.

Dr. Castro is affiliated with Freeport Regional Health Care Foundation and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less, physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1036 W Stephenson St

Freeport, IL 610324865

Telephone 8155996000

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Freeport Regional Health Care Foundation Facility NPI 1457337016

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1972

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Freeport, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

54 Yrs +20.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 33.7 Yrs

State Avg: 27.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Freeport, IL (1624 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

76.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Castro (54 Years) 54 Yrs

Freeport Specialty Average (33.7 Years) 33.7 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	96	36	$141.00	$63.88
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	54	18	$588.00	$59.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	22	$206.00	$94.11
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	15	$113.00	$34.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	132	53	$180.00	$102.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	125	47	$136.00	$65.08
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	124	33	$588.00	$57.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	106	42	$199.00	$95.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	33	$175.00	$126.76
99349 Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes	32	26	$150.00	$126.43
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	25	21	$120.00	$41.11
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	17	15	$150.00	$51.36
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	16	$109.00	$35.11
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	11	$311.00	$140.86
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$494.00	$82.71
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$340.00	$219.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	323	93	$180.00	$105.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	71	$175.00	$128.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	140	43	$131.00	$66.29
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	96	24	$583.10	$58.99
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	68	60	$150.00	$53.31
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	64	44	$120.00	$41.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	26	$192.00	$96.88
99349 Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes	30	23	$150.00	$127.11
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	26	26	$340.00	$224.80
99497 Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	24	23	$500.00	$84.88
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	20	$105.00	$36.13
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	11	11	$200.00	$132.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	222	53	$126.00	$67.09
G0181 Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow	155	68	$180.00	$108.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	138	50	$185.00	$99.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	112	56	$175.00	$133.49
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	109	33	$570.00	$58.48
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	43	43	$340.00	$229.93
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	33	22	$289.00	$145.71
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	31	29	$150.00	$54.29
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	29	25	$120.00	$42.34
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	19	$101.00	$35.77
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	12	12	$200.00	$136.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	151	46	$121.50	$50.33
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	92	40	$178.00	$80.09
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	53	16	$570.00	$58.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	29	19	$97.00	$26.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	12	$175.00	$111.97
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	15	$278.00	$112.67
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	14	11	$150.00	$54.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	56	34	$176.00	$39.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	26	$121.00	$72.06
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	27	26	$304.00	$72.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$197.00	$105.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	14	$97.00	$43.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	18	$123.08	$50.75
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	22	22	$436.00	$103.32
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	20	12	$570.00	$55.66
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$156.59	$50.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$191.33	$105.80
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$430.57	$95.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$178.00	$78.14
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	11	11	$574.00	$87.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	62	38	$176.00	$38.93
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	46	42	$304.00	$72.08
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	38	29	$125.26	$70.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	29	19	$97.00	$42.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	26	26	$197.00	$105.15
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	25	23	$574.00	$98.87
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	25	25	$3966.00	$661.54
36478 Laser destruction of incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance	17	13	$1285.00	$263.03
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$160.73	$69.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	12	$178.00	$104.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$206.14	$76.50
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$443.00	$100.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	59	34	$169.00	$38.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	43	$197.00	$104.59
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	40	22	$97.00	$41.63
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	32	30	$304.00	$71.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	19	$121.00	$70.29
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	18	18	$428.00	$100.66
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	17	16	$574.00	$123.24
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	15	15	$3966.00	$673.58
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	12	$99.00	$25.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$202.71	$76.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$178.00	$103.74
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	12	12	$279.00	$34.75

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License IL 036054227

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

036054227-2 (IL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Freeport Regional Health Care Foundation

600 N Rush St, Stockton, IL 610851010

Phone: 8159473211

Freeport Regional Health Care Foundation

1045 W Stephenson St, Freeport, IL 610324864

Phone: 8155996000

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Occupational Therapist Registered, L

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Physical Therapy Assistant

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Physical Therapist Assistant

Tamisha Bonvillain , FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1073163838

Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Dr. Maajid Ekkiswala , MD

Hospitalist

NPI 1104110436

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Angela Zuberbuhler , DNP, APRN

Registered Nurse

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Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 19, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 19, 2017

Registered at 1036 W STEPHENSON ST, FREEPORT, IL 610324865 (Tel: 8155996000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 19, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 268, FREEPORT, IL 610320268 (Tel: 8155996000)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 19, 2017

Recorded as RAFAEL CASTRO, MD FACS

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 19, 2017

Surgery (License #036054227 in IL)

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NPI Profile Active October 26, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location October 26, 2009

Registered at 1036 W STEPHENSON ST, FREEPORT, IL 610324865 (Tel: 8155996000)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address October 26, 2009

Registered at PO BOX 268, FREEPORT, IL 610320268 (Tel: 8155996000)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 26, 2009

Recorded as RAFAEL CASTRO, MD FACS

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 26, 2009

Surgery (License #036054227 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 12, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1417046020

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: October 12, 2006

Last Update: October 19, 2017

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 268

Freeport, IL 610320268

Phone: 8155996000

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