Dr. Estevan Del Castillo, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Del Castillo
Dr. Estevan Del Castillo is a student in an organized health care education/training program in Punta Gorda, FL, with 10 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Del Castillo performed 7,979 Medicare services across 4,446 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Del Castillo received a total of $7,748 from 52 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 405 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in student in an organized health care education/training program. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Del Castillo is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 975 | $85 | $264 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 663 | $18 | $47 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 551 | $8 | $17 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 510 | $8 | $16 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 483 | $10 | $21 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 407 | $13 | $27 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 386 | $16 | $34 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 371 | $9 | $18 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 324 | $1 | $2 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 307 | $0 | $0 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 264 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 264 | $5 | $10 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 239 | $10 | $19 |
| Annual depression screening | 220 | $18 | $38 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 217 | $125 | $267 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 147 | $10 | $30 |
| Vitamin D level test | 108 | $29 | $59 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 93 | $15 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 71 | $129 | $370 |
| Folic acid level test | 69 | $14 | $29 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 65 | $5 | $10 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 61 | $72 | $144 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 61 | $32 | $64 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 58 | $60 | $187 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 57 | $282 | $575 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 57 | $32 | $64 |
| Magnesium level test | 55 | $7 | $13 |
| Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) | 55 | $4 | $9 |
| Automated urinalysis | 53 | $2 | $4 |
| Creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) level, total | 46 | $6 | $13 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 44 | $53 | $137 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 42 | $1 | $3 |
| Uric acid level test | 41 | $4 | $9 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 41 | $10 | $30 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 41 | $9 | $24 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 35 | $40 | $83 |
| Phosphate level test | 34 | $5 | $9 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 32 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 32 | $9 | $17 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 32 | $3 | $5 |
| Iron level test | 31 | $6 | $13 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 31 | $8 | $16 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 27 | $3 | $6 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 26 | $18 | $37 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 26 | $81 | $172 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 25 | $19 | $39 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 24 | $56 | $346 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 21 | $34 | $101 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 20 | $8 | $17 |
| Hepatitis c antibody screening, for individual at high risk and other covered indication(s) | 18 | $45 | $93 |
| 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 | $40 | $107 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | 16 | $35 | $114 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 16 | $190 | $568 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 16 | $162 | $343 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 15 | $15 | $31 |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report | 15 | $10 | $30 |
| Bacterial culture, aerobic | 12 | $8 | $16 |
| Antibiotic sensitivity test | 12 | $8 | $17 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for student in an organized health care education/training program in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Del Castillo is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 5%).
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, 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.
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