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Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (1990)

7910 Frost Street Suite 430
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 279-5599

Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD is a general surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in general surgery. She graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Scripps Health and Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

Office Locations

10755 Scripps Poway Parkway #565
San Diego, CA 92131

(858) 279-5599

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7910 Frost Street Suite 430
San Diego, CA 92123

(858) 279-5599

(858) 279-5848

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
doctor visit	81
excision	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2014 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	20
cancer surgery	20
doctor visit	87
excision	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were breast procedures, cancer surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
doctor visit	119
excision	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were excision, dissection, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	17
cancer surgery	17
dissection	17
doctor visit	161
excision	34
lymph node procedures	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2017 were breast procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	45
cancer surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	180
excision	29
lymph node procedures	16
open surgery	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	32
women's imaging	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA were ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging, excision and breast procedures.

breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	16
dissection	17
doctor visit	108
excision	23
lymph node procedures	16
open surgery	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	32
women's imaging	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	3
Female	7

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	37
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	10
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	29

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and depression.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	7
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	11
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	0
Cancer	38

Education & Training

Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine in 1990. She completed residency at University of Missouri Health System. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery, General Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (1990)

Residency: University of Missouri Health System (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery (1996)

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christina M. Casteel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$450 Vascular $450
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$254 BioZorb $254
Cianna Medical, Inc	$112 SAVI $112
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$110 $110
Cianna Medical Inc	$64 SAVI $64
Other	$105 HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS $47	MarginProbe $41	$17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$646
Gift	$450

Biography

Dr. Christina Casteel is a medical specialist in general surgery. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. She attended medical school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Dr. Casteel trained at the University of Missouri Health System for residency.