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Dr. William G. Castro, MD

(Dr. William Castro, MD)

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

West Virginia University School of Medicine

155 Wilson Avenue
Washington, PA 15301

(724) 223-3300

Dr. William G. Castro, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA specializing in diagnostic radiology. He graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. Dr. William G. Castro, MD is affiliated with UPMC.

Office Locations

UPMC

155 Wilson Avenue
Washington, PA 15301

(724) 223-3300

(724) 229-2018

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

MRI

thoracic imaging

In 2023, Dr. William G. Castro, MD had a list price for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), and thoracic (chest) imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

abdominal X-ray

brain MRI

cardiac stress testing

cervical spine CT scan

myocardial perfusion SPECT

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. William G. Castro, MD performed more nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for abdominal X-ray, brain MRI, cardiac (heart) stress testing, cervical (neck) spine CT scan, chest CT scan, chest X-ray, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), rib X-ray, SPECT scan, spine CT scan, spine imaging, spine MRI, stress testing, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	179
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	106
cardiac procedures	54
CT scan	243
hip imaging	79
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	39
musculoskeletal imaging	180
nuclear scan	139
pelvic imaging	99
spinal procedures	74
stress testing	54
thoracic (chest) imaging	1234
ultrasound (sonogram)	41
vascular procedures	27
X-rays	1460

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	168
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	139
cardiac procedures	55
CT scan	220
hip imaging	69
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	97
musculoskeletal imaging	150
nuclear scan	125
pelvic imaging	93
spinal procedures	123
stress testing	55
thoracic (chest) imaging	1065
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
vascular procedures	27
X-rays	1293

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	636
Female	781

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1328
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	307
Less than 65	290

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	189
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	158
cardiac procedures	73
CT scan	353
diagnostic imaging	13
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hip imaging	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	54
musculoskeletal imaging	120
nuclear scan	154
pelvic imaging	137
spinal procedures	66
stress testing	73
thoracic (chest) imaging	980
X-rays	1055

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	604
Female	686

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1205
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	263
Less than 65	293

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	148
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	127
cardiac procedures	54
CT scan	323
hip imaging	47
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	51
musculoskeletal imaging	132
nuclear scan	139
pelvic imaging	110
spinal procedures	65
stress testing	54
thoracic (chest) imaging	821
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vascular procedures	24
X-rays	848

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1130
Female	1302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2298
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	880
From 75 to 84	540
85 and over	454
Less than 65	558

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2016 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	180
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	86
cardiac procedures	72
CT scan	386
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	85
nuclear scan	157
pelvic imaging	150
spinal procedures	42
stress testing	72
thoracic (chest) imaging	978
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	887

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	616
Female	717

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1269
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	525
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	217
Less than 65	316

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	176
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	102
cardiac procedures	73
CT scan	379
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	60
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nuclear scan	148
pelvic imaging	140
spinal procedures	63
stress testing	73
thoracic (chest) imaging	994
X-rays	915

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	681
Female	743

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1350
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	583
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	219
Less than 65	326

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2018 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	201
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	138
cardiac procedures	86
CT scan	530
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
musculoskeletal imaging	50
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	136
pelvic imaging	174
spinal procedures	71
stress testing	86
thoracic (chest) imaging	233
X-rays	107

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	677
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1335
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	618
From 75 to 84	308
85 and over	185
Less than 65	300

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2019 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	177
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	112
cardiac procedures	96
CT scan	465
hip imaging	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	77
musculoskeletal imaging	96
neck imaging	14
nuclear scan	165
pelvic imaging	161
spinal procedures	70
stress testing	96
thoracic (chest) imaging	202
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	60

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1294
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	639
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	195
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2020 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	177
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	69
cardiac procedures	61
CT scan	463
musculoskeletal imaging	65
neck imaging	22
nuclear scan	126
pelvic imaging	170
spinal procedures	100
stress testing	61
thoracic (chest) imaging	202
X-rays	133

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	663
Female	721

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1310
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	679
From 75 to 84	302
85 and over	175
Less than 65	228

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2021 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	158
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	109
cardiac procedures	61
CT scan	430
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	62
musculoskeletal imaging	55
neck imaging	12
nuclear scan	116
pelvic imaging	159
spinal procedures	117
stress testing	61
thoracic (chest) imaging	171
X-rays	107

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	671
Female	806

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1396
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	743
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	168
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA during 2022 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	150
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	93
cardiac procedures	35
CT scan	377
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	57
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nuclear scan	67
pelvic imaging	139
spinal procedures	108
stress testing	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	158
X-rays	75

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	584
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1158
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	133
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William G. Castro, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William G. Castro, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Washington, PA were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	173
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	112
cardiac procedures	65
CT scan	379
diagnostic imaging	13
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hip imaging	51
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	54
musculoskeletal imaging	94
neck imaging	15
nuclear scan	133
pelvic imaging	139
spinal procedures	81
stress testing	65
thoracic (chest) imaging	639
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
vascular procedures	21
X-rays	630

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	627
Female	712

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	50
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1267
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	301
85 and over	210
Less than 65	265
65 to 74	562

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. William G. Castro, MD graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William G. Castro, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UPMC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BTG International Canada Inc.	$1,260 THERASPHERE - BIO $1,260
Biocompatibles, Inc.	$158 THERASPHERE - BIO $158
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$75 Lexiscan $75
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$39 Xofigo $39
GE Healthcare	$15 $15

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$883
Food and Beverage	$513
Education	$150

Biography

Dr. William Castro practices diagnostic radiology. Dr. Castro graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He is affiliated with UPMC.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William G. Castro, MD From 2012 - 2022

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