Medicare Enrolled

Katy Hernandez Castro

Q: Does Hernandez Castro receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Hernandez Castro received a total of $908 from 11 companies across 48 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

Q: What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Hernandez Castro) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A Very High or High level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A Low or Moderate level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative.

Nurse Practitioner - Family · North Port, FL

4116 SYMCO AVE, North Port, FL 34286

9412502297

Registered in NPPES since 2020

NPI: 1396345930 verify on NPPES ↗

Moderate

DATA COVERAGE

Data in 3 of 4 federal sources

Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality

Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Hernandez Castro from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →

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What this data tells you about Hernandez Castro

Katy Hernandez Castro is a nurse practitioner - family in North Port, FL, with 5 years of NPI registration.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Hernandez Castro received a total of $908 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 48 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Hernandez Castro is Moderate — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 5 years of NPI registration $908 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA

Active licenses

None

Board action on record

Recent admin complaints

Profession	License #	Status	Expires	Board Action
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse	11009964	Clear	July 31, 2028	—
Registered Nurse	9491215	Clear	April 30, 2028	—

Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗

$908

Total received (2021-2024)

Avg $227/year across 4 years

Top 29% in FL for nurse practitioner - family

A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.

Companies

Payment records

Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024

$489

2023

$195

2022

$182

2021

$41

Payments by company (2024)

Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC

$170

Boston Scientific Corporation

$164

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

$68

ABBVIE INC.

$44

Indivior Inc.

$30

Fidia Pharma USA Inc.

$14

Top 3 companies account for 82.2% of 2024 payments

All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›

Boston Scientific Corporation

$268

ABBVIE INC.

$208

Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC

$170

Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.

$93

Almatica Pharma LLC

$51

Indivior Inc.

$30

Nevro Corp.

$28

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

$18

Curonix LLC

$15

Fidia Pharma USA Inc.

$14

Lilly USA, LLC

$13

Top 3 companies account for 71.2% of all-time payments

Associated products mentioned in payments ›

BOTOX · Belbuca · EMGALITY · GRALISE · HYM/HYN · Omnia · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · QULIPTA · RELISTOR · SEGLENTIS · SUBLOCADE · Superion Indirect Decompression System · UBRELVY · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA

Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

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Geographic Context

Family nurse practitioners in nearby ZIP areas

318

County median income

$80,633

Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)

Adventhealth Port Charlotte
8.4 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry	✓ NPPES	NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment	✓ PECOS	PECOS snapshot
Practice Data	— No data	N/A
Industry Payments	✓ Open Payments	CY 2024
Disciplinary History	— Not included	N/A

This provider has data in 3 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Moderate. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Hernandez Castro is a nurse practitioner - family.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Hernandez Castro receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?

Yes. Hernandez Castro received a total of $908 from 11 companies across 48 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.

What does Data Coverage mean?

Data Coverage (currently Moderate for Hernandez Castro) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →

Is this data up to date?

Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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