Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Center
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 66.9/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #8 of 11 ranked clinics · last checked 29 August 2026
No crown: crowns require register-verified gates, never a clinic's own claim.
Summary
Multi-physician cosmetic surgery practice in Tampa. Responsible surgeon named with role and tied to this address; specialist board register shows a certification adjacent to the advertised segment; medical licence, facility registration and legal entity matched in the official Florida registers.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found in the register; the register does not disclose specialty. ABMS Certification Matters: Joseph John Castellano, Tampa FL, Certified, Surgery - Specialty (general surgery, not Plastic Surgery). The clinic's own site also displays non-ABMS credential logos (including the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery) with a disclaimer that this recognition is not affiliated with or recognized by the Florida Board of Medicine. Register specialty (general surgery) is not adjacent to the advertised segment; scored as found without a matching specialty. [cm] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by name. Florida MQA licence ME109498, CASTELLANO, JOSEPH JOHN, Medical Doctor, License Status Obligations/Active, Address of Record 105 S MacDill Ave Ste 203, Tampa FL 33609; matched by name search. [mqa] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Record found: name, address and status match. Florida Office Surgery Registration OSR1056 (Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Center, PA), Clear, Address of Record 105 S. MacDill Ave. Suite 203, Tampa FL 33609; name, address and status match. [mqa] |
OFF | 10 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. Legal entity Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Center, P.A., Document P11000017062, FEI 27-5204935, Status ACTIVE, Principal Address 105 S Macdill Ave Ste 203, Tampa FL; name and address match. [sunbiz] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers Logos without numbers. Credential logos (including FACS, AMA, ABS, ACOS, AACS and ABCS) are displayed without licence or registration numbers. [site] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-29 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. Quote not re-verified on 2026-08-29; previous value 3 withdrawn. |
? | ? | 12 | 2026-08-29 |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
| M9 | Patient documents None. No consent, risk, aftercare, revision-policy or complaint documentation found on the crawled pages, including the FAQ page. [site] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-29 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
- H1 · Clarification requested — A clarification has been requested from the clinic. The profile is provisional and carries no crown until it is resolved. [mqa]
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Joseph Castellano [site] [cm] [mqa] | Cosmetic surgeon, practice owner | ME109498 |
| Dr. Mindi Giglio [site] [mqa] | Cosmetic surgeon (osteopathic physician) | OS11487 |
Legal entity: Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Center, P.A. · P11000017062 [sunbiz]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site]
- Rhinoplasty: verified no
- Breast surgery: verified yes →
- Liposuction & body contouring: verified yes →
- Hair transplant: verified no
- Injectables: verified yes →
- Medical weight loss: verified yes →
- Sanctions / discipline register (HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) — federal Medicare/Medicaid exclusion register, both an open interactive search and a full monthly CSV; plus Florida MQA 'Discipline on File' / 'Public Complaint' flags on the same open MQA licence record): no entry found [leie]
What we could not verify
- M7 · Advertising honesty
- M8 · Cross-locale consistency
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://www.castellanocosmeticsurgery.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | (813) 872-6093 |
| Address | 105 S. MacDill Avenue, Suite 203, Tampa, FL 33609 |
| City | Tampa |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | https://www.castellanocosmeticsurgery.com/ | clinic's own site | physicians, address, menu, credential logos and disclaimer | 2026-08-29 |
| cm | https://www.certificationmatters.org/find-my-doctor/?dsearch=1&lnam… | official register | GET Certification Matters -> Joseph John Castellano, Tampa FL, Certified, Surgery | 2026-08-29 |
| mqa | https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthcarePr… | official register | Florida MQA licence detail for ME109498 (incl.licence status and obligations, case 202008050) and facility detail for OSR1056 (LicInd=1239&Procde=1514); MQA CSV name search for GIGLIO, MINDI -> OS11487 Clear/Active | 2026-08-29 |
| sunbiz | https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResultDet… | official register | POST search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/ByName SearchTerm=Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Center -> CASTELLANO COSMETIC SURGERY CENTER, P.A., P11000017062, ACTIVE | 2026-08-29 |
| leie | https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/downloadables/UPDATED.csv | official register | Full OIG LEIE exclusion CSV downloaded and text-searched for CASTELLANO and GIGLIO; no matching record | 2026-08-29 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | axes.M7: 3 → null (Citation re-check: quote not found at https://www.castellanocosmeticsurgery.com/ (quote not found); cell degraded to could-not-verify.) |
| 2026-08-29 | Initial collection. |
Correction or right of reply
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