NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lihue, HI

Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lihue, Hawaii, and NPI 1265446140, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD13778, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265446140
Name
Catherine Hekyung Shin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD13778 HI
MD-13778 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3125 Akahi St, Lihue, HI 96766
Phone
(808) 384-1822
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 245-4800
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110110000593); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2001
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 3125 Akahi St

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Verify Catherine Hekyung Shin 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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Catherine Shin37
  2. Specialty average346

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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Columbia Memorial HospitalCatskill, NY · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Catherine Hekyung Shin among 107 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Hawaii

Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD is one of 107 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 61 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Lihue

They are 6 of the 644 NPPES records with a practice address in Lihue, and 107 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alyssa Carnegie, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661952562340
  2. Richard Gosselin, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661255356564
  3. Thomas Grollman, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661285798124
  4. David Rovinsky, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661528163284
  5. Timothy Schendel, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661497841100
  6. Stuart BaumgardMaunaloa, HI 967701346433950
  7. Joseph Clifford, M.D.Kapaa, HI 967461831555655
  8. William HillerKamuela, HI 967431659429876

Common questions

What is Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD's NPI number?

Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265446140, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3125 Akahi St, Lihue, HI, 96766. Phone: (808) 384-1822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD13778, 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 Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Catherine Hekyung Shin, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.