NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Kahului, HI

Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kahului, Hawaii, and NPI 1225153083, issued on Mar 20, 2007. Check the license (Hawaii DOS-1020, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225153083
Name
Bich-Ha N. Kato
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
DOS-1020 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
169 Maa St, Kahului, HI 96732
Phone
(808) 877-2020
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 877-6060
Medicaid ID
555063-01 HI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040830000416); 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 169 Maa St

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

  1. Kevin Kato, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649238114
  2. Hillary Runner, LMTMassage Therapist1811356561

Verify Bich-Ha N. Kato 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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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,522 Medicare Part D claims for 320 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bich-Ha Kato3,522
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium294 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate211 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium186 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl182 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium144 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: $285.49

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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. Bich-Ha Kato$285.49
  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. Kevin K Kato MD IncKahului, HI

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

Bich-Ha N. Kato among 730 family medicine physician records in Hawaii

Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 383 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

Family Medicine Physician providers in Hawaii

There are 730 family medicine physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Abelson, MDKahului, HI 967321336196690
  2. Coleen Haynes, M.D.Kahului, HI 967321700059417
  3. Sandi TsumotoKahului, HI 967321568679595
  4. Vincent GianiKahuku, HI 967311023462090
  5. Irene Hwang, M.D.Kahuku, HI 967311548550114
  6. Stephan Lebamoff, M.D.Kahuku, HI 967311871551507
  7. Jeff Smith, MDKahuku, HI 967311205918646
  8. Shaun Berry, MDKailua, HI 967341497725683

Common questions

What is Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO's NPI number?

Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225153083, issued on Mar 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Maa St, Kahului, HI, 96732. Phone: (808) 877-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO's license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number DOS-1020, 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 Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bich-Ha N. Kato, DO had 3,522 Medicare Part D claims for 320 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.