NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darin J. Awaya, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Honolulu, HI

Darin J. Awaya, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1477544633, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (Hawaii MD11251, 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
1477544633
Name
Darin J. Awaya
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD11251 HI
A77776 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
405 N Kuakini St Ste 1105, Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone
(808) 532-2056
Enumerated
Nov 4, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 532-2058
Medicaid IDs
59722101 HI
00A777760 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070628000025); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Verify Darin J. Awaya 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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9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

376 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 213 claims were for opioids.

  1. Darin Awaya376
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen113 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
  3. Acetaminophen-Codeine34 claims
  4. Gabapentin32 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl27 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone23 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.

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).

Industry payments in 2024: $96,627.47

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hyhte Holdings Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darin Awaya$96,627
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Darin J. Awaya among 107 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Hawaii

Darin J. Awaya, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 61 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Hawaii

There are 107 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Antonio Cordero, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968171629012919
  2. Stephen Hirasuna, MDHonolulu, HI 968171699715862
  3. Richard Kimura, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968171265585491
  4. Hayato Mori, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968171174576060
  5. Wayne Nadamoto, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968171013052729
  6. James Oda, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968171912055344
  7. Mickey Tseng, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968171073624276
  8. Kyong Min, MDHonolulu, HI 968161972737153

Common questions

What is Darin J. Awaya, MD's NPI number?

Darin J. Awaya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477544633, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darin J. Awaya, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 405 N Kuakini St Ste 1105, Honolulu, HI, 96817. Phone: (808) 532-2056. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darin J. Awaya, MD's license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD11251, 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 Darin J. Awaya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darin J. Awaya, MD had 376 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Darin J. Awaya, 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.