Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Honolulu, HI
Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1194921619, issued on Jun 22, 2007. Check the license (Hawaii MD15987, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- MD15987 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2226 Liliha Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
- Phone
- (808) 445-9172
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 445-9182
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2226 Liliha Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD15987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
189 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin29 claims
- Gabapentin28 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Oxycontin13 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl11 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: $111.29
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 7 interventional pain medicine physician records in Hawaii.
Other interventional pain medicine physician records in Hawaii
- Jonathan Carlson, M.D.Kailua, HI1538206644
- Phyllis Cullen, M.D.Hilo, HI1356309181
- Scott Morioka, MDHonolulu, HI1306051834
- Cuong Nguyen, M.D.Tripler Army Medical Center, HI1184714412
- Lynn Puana, M.D.Hilo, HI1427222660
- Greg Ruhland, MDHilo, HI1073567475
Common questions
What is Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D.'s NPI number?
Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194921619, issued on Jun 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2226 Liliha Street, Honolulu, HI, 96817. Phone: (808) 445-9172. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD15987, 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 Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Damien Kekaneinoa Tavares, M.D. had 189 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.