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Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

National University of San Agustin

3900 E. Lohman Avenue Suite B
Las Cruces, NM 88009

(575) 522-5752

Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD is a nephrologist in Roswell, NM specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from National University of San Agustin. Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD is affiliated with Mountain View Regional Hospital, Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, CHRISTUS Health and Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

Eastern New Mexico Medical Center

313 W Country Club Suite 12
Roswell, NM 88201

(575) 627-5828

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Eastern New Mexico Medical Center

3821 Masthead Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87109

(505) 998-7400

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Memorial Hospital

3900 E. Lohman Avenue Suite B
Las Cruces, NM 88009

(575) 522-5752

(575) 522-5722

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2023

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hemodialysis

In 2023, Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within New Mexico. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	124
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
lab tests	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	100
doctor visit	781
hospital care	368
inpatient care	368
lab tests	104

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	192
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	49
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	63
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	63
doctor visit	832
hospital care	252
inpatient care	252
lab tests	67

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	228
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	60
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	60
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	82
doctor visit	834
hospital care	200
inpatient care	200
lab tests	59

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	0
Hispanic	466
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	110
Less than 65	298

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	64
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	76
doctor visit	492
hospital care	320
inpatient care	320
lab tests	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	17
Hispanic	260
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	73

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	51
Less than 65	238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	69
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	97
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	259
hospital care	552
inpatient care	552
lab tests	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vascular procedures	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	27
Hispanic	247
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	123

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	48
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	73
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	122
doctor visit	286
hospital care	623
inpatient care	623
lab tests	25

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	27
Hispanic	198
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	137

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	51
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	73
Dementia	17
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	144
doctor visit	279
hospital care	715
inpatient care	715
lab tests	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	34
Hispanic	226
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	151

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	49
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	73
Dementia	19
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	89
doctor visit	253
hospital care	578
inpatient care	578

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	33
Hispanic	194
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	147

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	37
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	72
Dementia	18
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	77
doctor visit	220
hospital care	503
inpatient care	503

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	20
Hispanic	158
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	84

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	32
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	70
Dementia	15
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	56
doctor visit	246
hospital care	400
inpatient care	400

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	113
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	43
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	63
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	53
doctor visit	240
emergency care	25
hospital care	316
inpatient care	316

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	19
Hispanic	130
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	38
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	65
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated as a nephrologist in Roswell, NM were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

dialysis	87
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	403
emergency care	25
hospital care	406
inpatient care	406
lab tests	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	12
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	212
Hispanic	201
Native American / Alaskan Native	68
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	118
85 and over	47
Less than 65	171
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	62
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	7
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD graduated from National University of San Agustin. He completed residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology and has a state license in New Mexico.

Medical School: National University of San Agustin

Residency: Jackson Memorial Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Licensed In: New Mexico

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mountain View Regional Hospital

Eastern New Mexico Medical Center

CHRISTUS Health

Memorial Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$770 LOKELMA $603	FARXIGA $167
Relypsa, Inc.	$736 VELTASSA $736
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$641 Injectafer $641
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$504 Kerendia $504
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$490 JYNARQUE $428	SAMSCA $61
Other	$4,469 KRYSTEXXA $300	Sensipar $291	LUPKYNIS $273	NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE $233	Auryxia $213	Other $3,160

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,281
Education	$328

Research Payments

Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $18,135.

Biography

Dr. Hector Castro practices adult nephrology. Dr. Castro graduated from National University of San Agustin and then he performed his residency at Jackson Memorial Medical Center. He speaks Spanish. His professional affiliations include Mountain View Regional Hospital, CHRISTUS Health, and Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. According to Memorial Medical Center, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Las Cruces, NM.

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hector J. Castro, MD From 2012 - 2023

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