DENISE GASTELUM CASTELLANOS
NPI 1356587042
Midwife in Fountain Valley, CA

Active since December 30, 2008PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, SUITE 2100, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708(657) 241-9090 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 19, 2016. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 01, 2026.

About Denise Gastelum Castellanos NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

DENISE GASTELUM CASTELLANOS (NPI 1356587042) is an individual midwife in Fountain Valley, California, licensed in California (1844) and active in the NPI registry since December 2008. She is enrolled in Medicare PECOS and is a graduate of Other (2005).

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1356587042
Entity TypeIndividualFemale
Primary Taxonomy176B00000X
Provider Legal NameDENISE GASTELUM CASTELLANOS
Location Address18035 BROOKHURST STREET, SUITE 2100Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Mailing Address17360 Brookhurst St, Attn: Credentialing DepartmentFountain Valley, CA 92708-3720
Sole ProprietorNo
Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 2005
Enumeration DateDecember 30, 2008
Last NPPES UpdateOctober 19, 2016
✔ NPI 1356587042 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMidwifeOther Service Providers
Taxonomy Code176B00000X
License✔ Licensed in CA · 1844
Definition
A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Denise Gastelum Castellanos is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID7618122888
PECOS Enrollment IDI20130220000228
Eligible to Order & Refer✔ Part B Labs & Imaging✔ Durable Medical Equipment– Home Health Agency– Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Medicare Billing Reassignments

2

Medicare enrollment records show Denise Castellanos reassigns Medicare billing to 2 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.

Clinic/Center
17360 BROOKHURST ST
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
  • 948 clinicians in this Medicare group
Addiction Medicine
14591 NEWPORT AVE
Tustin, CA 92780
  • Reassigned Medicare billing, California enrollment
  • 2,052 clinicians in this Medicare group

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 7

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

Midwife
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, STE 2100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Advanced Practice Midwife
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, STE 2100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Obstetrics & Gynecology
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, SUITE 2100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Obstetrics & Gynecology (Obstetrics)
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, SUITE 2100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Midwife
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, STE 2100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Midwife
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, SUITE 2100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Obstetrics & Gynecology
18035 BROOKHURST STREET, SUITE 2100
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Denise Castellanos's NPI number?

The NPI number for Denise Castellanos is 1356587042. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on December 30, 2008.

Where is Denise Castellanos located?

Denise Castellanos practices at 18035 Brookhurst Street Suite 2100, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. The listed phone number is (657) 241-9090.

What is Denise Castellanos's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Midwife with taxonomy code 176B00000X.

Is Denise Castellanos enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Denise Castellanos is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.

Which organizations bill Medicare for Denise Castellanos's services?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Denise Castellanos reassigns Medicare benefits to 2 organizations: Memorialcare Medical Foundation (Fountain Valley, CA) and Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical Group (Tustin, CA). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Denise Castellanos's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Denise Castellanos was last updated on October 19, 2016. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 10 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.