NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bernice Co Yap, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Lihue, HI

Bernice Co Yap, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lihue, Hawaii, and NPI 1255770624, issued on Jun 19, 2013. Check the license (Hawaii MD18429, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255770624
Name
Bernice Co Yap
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
MD18429 HI
573605 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3216 Elua St, Lihue, HI 96766
Phone
(808) 246-3800
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 246-3801
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160531002582); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3216 Elua St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rainier Dennis Bautista, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1962766972
  2. Dennis Scheppers, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1013012707

Verify Bernice Co Yap in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bernice Yap1,019
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium79 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium57 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium45 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate41 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium28 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $44.70

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bernice Yap$44.70
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kauai Medical ClinicKapaa, HI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bernice Co Yap among 730 family medicine physician records in Hawaii

Bernice Co Yap, M.D. is one of 730 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 383 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lihue

They are 14 of the 644 NPPES records with a practice address in Lihue, and 730 family medicine physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rainier Dennis Bautista, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661962766972
  2. Bridget Collins, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661992800403
  3. Ronald Fujimoto, D.O.Lihue, HI 967661962407668
  4. Alyse Kiyuna, NPLihue, HI 967661659196368
  5. Vivian Kyono, MDLihue, HI 967661427406321
  6. Natalie Lee, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661942246160
  7. Raymond Martinez, D.O.Lihue, HI 967661427080878
  8. Kapua Medeiros, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661154632578

Common questions

What is Bernice Co Yap, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bernice Co Yap, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255770624, issued on Jun 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bernice Co Yap, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3216 Elua St, Lihue, HI, 96766. Phone: (808) 246-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bernice Co Yap, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD18429, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bernice Co Yap, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bernice Co Yap, M.D. had 1,019 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.