NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Adler, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Lihue, HI

David Adler, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lihue, Hawaii, and NPI 1437507506, issued on May 31, 2016. Check the license (Hawaii 20913, 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
1437507506
Name
David Adler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
20913 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3-3420 Kuhio Hwy Ste B, Lihue, HI 96766
Phone
(808) 245-1100
Enumerated
May 31, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200225001984); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2016
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 3-3420 Kuhio Hwy Ste B

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

  1. Norrisa Ahlgren, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1891073607
  2. Vera Anakalea, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1477918209
  3. Clyner Antalan, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1700149234
  4. Jennifer Ballard, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023065463
  5. Christine Baptiste Freeman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194213710
  6. Hazel Cross, RN,CDEDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1275860074

Verify David Adler 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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7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

3,774 Medicare Part D claims for 494 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Adler3,774
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium281 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate251 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium223 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium159 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium122 claims
  6. Lisinopril102 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: $131.12

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Adler$131.12
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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 ClinicLihue, HI

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

David Adler among 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii

David Adler, MD is one of 159 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Hawaii

There are 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Corliss, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661194750539
  2. Summer Douban, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661023188398
  3. Katalin Terdik, D.O.Lihue, HI 967661548331184
  4. David Zimmerman, M.D.Kapaa, HI 967461902007420
  5. Zora Bulatovic, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931629001227
  6. Terezia Bush, MDWailuku, HI 967931013069517
  7. Margot Crandall, MDWailuku, HI 967931033217146
  8. David Graff, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931306865035

Common questions

What is David Adler, MD's NPI number?

David Adler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437507506, issued on May 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Adler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3-3420 Kuhio Hwy Ste B, Lihue, HI, 96766. Phone: (808) 245-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Adler, MD's license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number 20913, 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 David Adler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Adler, MD had 3,774 Medicare Part D claims for 494 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.