James Walter Castillo, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine internal medicine in Edinburg, TX with 22 years of experience. The provider is an internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care. James Walter Castillo, MD NPI is 1063401776. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, LM MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2002
The provider's business location address is:
5501 S MCCOLL RD
EDINBURG, TX
ZIP 78539
Phone: (956) 362-8677
Fax: (956) 362-7253
The NPI 1063401776 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 10/14/2005 and was last updated on 7/19/2019.