Benjamin Christian Castro, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

2023030336 Issued in MO

Practice address

1001 E Primrose St
Springfield, MO 65807-5155

Phone

(000) 000-0000

NPI assigned

Jul 19, 2017

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MO

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

General Surgery

Education

University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Lester E Cox Medical CentersGroup PAC ID 8628092897, 243 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Cox Medical Centers Hospital, Springfield, MO, CCN 260040

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.23 of 100Reported as group

Quality

58.17

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.92

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

82.25 of 100Reported as group

Quality

64.73

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

76.1

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Lester E Cox Medical Centers

  • General Practice Physician
  • Springfield, MO
  • NPI 1760405864
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lester E Cox Medical Centers

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Springfield, MO
  • NPI 1093740128
  NPD (past)
• Lester E Cox Medical Centers

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Springfield, MO
  • NPI 1952355646
  NPD (past)
• Ozarks Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Plains, MO
  • NPI 1831115641
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Lester E Cox Medical Centers

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Springfield, MO
  • NPI 1093740128
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lester E Cox Medical Centers

  • Land Ambulance
  • Springfield, MO
  • NPI 1114044823

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Lester E. Cox Medical Centers

  • Air Ambulance
  • Springfield, MO
  • NPI 1578680286

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "number": "1881117018",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "PO BOX 7411626",
            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "606745626"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
    ],
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            "address_1": "3800 S National Ave Ste 605",
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "country_name": "United States",
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        },
        {
            "address_1": "500 N Keene St Ste 305",
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            "state": "MO",
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "fax_number": "573-884-4611",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CASTRO",
        "first_name": "BENJAMIN",
        "middle_name": "CHRISTIAN",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-07-19",
        "last_updated": "2026-09-01",
        "certification_date": "2026-09-01",
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    },
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "MUDOCREFERRAL@direct.health.missouri.edu",
            "affiliation": "Y",
            "endpointDescription": "Endpoint is used to receive electronic continuity of care documents (C-CDA) for outpatient referrals",
            "affiliationName": "Curators of the University of Missouri",
            "use": "DIRECT",
            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "contentType": "OTHER",
            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
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            "address_1": "500 N Keene St Ste 305",
            "city": "Columbia",
            "state": "MO",
            "country_code": "US",
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            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

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• Surgery Physician in Springfield, MO
• Providers in Springfield, MO by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Missouri

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 1, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.