COVID-19 vaccines available to everyone ages 12 and older

 

Children need protection from COVID-19 for their health and the health of family and friends. Now that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is available to kids 12-years old and up, getting the vaccine is the best thing to do for your child's health. The vaccine is free and safe.

 

Please call our office to schedule your child's COVID-19 vaccine appointment.

 

Additional information and resourses on the vaccine is available on the Pfizer-BioNTech website.

 

At Starlight Pediatrics, our patients' safety is our top priority. The following measures are being taken to ensure the safety of you and our staff:

 

            Screening patients prior to scheduling appointments.

            Limiting visitors and companions.

            Masks mandatory for patients and staff. 

            Keeping all areas clean. 

            TELEMEDICINE appointments available. 

 

 

Last Update 5/13/2021

 

ATTENTION Patients with Medicaid Insurance

 

Medicaid Managed Care transformation efforts have started. Standard Plans are scheduled to go live July 1, 2021.  NC Medicaid Managed Care open enrollment is underway. Beneficiaries have until May 14, 2021 to select a Health Plan and a Primary Care Provider that best suit their families' needs. Click here for additional information.

 

 

If you or your child have cough or shortness of breath or think you have been exposed to COVID-19, call us before your appointment.

 

 

COVID-19 Scheduling Rules

  • Thursday extended hours cancelled until further notice.
  • Open first and third Saturday of the month from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
  • No walk-ins visits allowed. Please call the office to schedule your appointment.
  • Same day sick visits available. Please call the office to schedule your appointment.
  • TELEMEDICINE appointments available.
  • Online scheduling for Well Child Care Visit appointments ONLY.
  • For Sick Visits appointments, please call the office to schedule your appointment.

 

 

 

Starlight Pediatrics is recognized by NCQA for being a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home. NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home standards emphasize enhanced care through patient-clinician partnership. For more information visit: www.ncqa.org

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Dr. Maria Castro, MD FAAP

 

Dr. Maria Castro graduated from Nueva Granada University in Colombia in 1996. She and her husband moved to the United States in 2000, where she completed her Residency in Pediatrics at the Long Island College Hospital/Beth Israel Hospital Program in New York. 

Learn more about the doctor here.

 

                      Office Hours

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08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
08:00 AM - 03:00 PM
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM ***
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM ***
Closed

 

*** THURSDAY EXTENDED HOURS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 

*** OPEN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH ONLY.