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Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD

(Dr. Joseph Defrank Castro, MD)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

160 N Midland Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960

(845) 348-8884

Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD is an internist in Nyack, NY specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.

Office Locations

160 N Midland Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960

(845) 348-8884

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201 Lyons Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112

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Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

95 Old Short Hills Road
West Orange, NJ 07052

(973) 322-4083

(973) 322-4082

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2023

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By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1794
inpatient care	1794

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1560
inpatient care	1560

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	604
Black	71
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	240
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	50
Dementia	36
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1025
inpatient care	1025

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	65
Hispanic	42
Asian	15
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	179
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	48
Dementia	36
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1120
inpatient care	1120

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	542
Female	626

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	902
Black	110
Hispanic	98
Asian	36
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	356
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	46
Dementia	36
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1281
inpatient care	1259
outpatient care	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	475
Black	76
Hispanic	60
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	210
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	44
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	43
Dementia	33
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1043
inpatient care	952
outpatient care	91

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	36
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	175
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	47
Dementia	40
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	975
inpatient care	769
outpatient care	206

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	143
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	39
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	494
inpatient care	494

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	14
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	142
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	51
Dementia	48
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	631
inpatient care	631

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	14
Hispanic	24
Asian	24
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	187
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	46
Dementia	48
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	860
inpatient care	841
outpatient care	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	21
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	193
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	45
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1106
inpatient care	1060
outpatient care	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	286
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	26
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	192
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	27
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1377
inpatient care	1377

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	236
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Dementia	29
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated as an internist in Nyack, NY were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

hospital care	1105
inpatient care	1073
outpatient care	76

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Female	315
Male	270

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	33
Asian / Pacific Islander	14
Non-Hispanic White	482
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	36
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	191
85 and over	187
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	143

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	34
Cancer	19

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RWJBarnabas Health

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$140 HUMALOG $140
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$52 INVOKANA $52
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$24 LANTUS $24
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$24 FENTORA $24
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$18 Cresemba $18
Other	$14 Brovana $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$272

Biography

Dr. Joseph Defrank is a specialist in hospital medicine (hospitalist). He is affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2022

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph M. Defrank Castro, MD From 2012 - 2023

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