Nicole Castro
NPI 1326524976ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Freehold, NJ
Family Medicine with Rwjbh Emergency Medicine Associates, LLC and 2 other groups, practicing in Freehold, New Jersey. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $73,185 for 703 claims, against $11,183 paid for services in 2024. Baxter Healthcare reported $22.38 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Centrastate Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1326524976 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jul 17, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 3, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 25MA11045700 | NJ |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (NJ) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 65 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 160 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $11,183 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 703 · 1,285 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 98 |
| Total drug cost | $73,185 |
| Generic share | 77% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical groups
- Rwjbh Emergency Medicine Associates, LLCJersey City, NJ · 848 clinicians
- Nj Acute Care Specialists Professional CorporationFreehold, NJ · 55 clinicians
- Centrastate Medical Center Inc.Freehold, NJ · 7 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Centrastate Medical CenterFreehold, NJ
- Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$22.38 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$132.29 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | $22.38 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$22.38 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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