Dean S. Nakamura, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Honolulu, HI
Dean S. Nakamura, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1518925155, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii 5255, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean S. Nakamura
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 5255 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1329 Lusitana St, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone
- (808) 531-8366
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (808) 524-8307
- Medicaid ID
- 018303 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040226001011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1978
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 19 in Hawaii → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1329 Lusitana St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dean S. Nakamura in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license 5255Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl49 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium43 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate36 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl19 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: $894.96
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Queens University Medical GroupHonolulu, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean S. Nakamura among 19 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Hawaii
Dean S. Nakamura, MD is one of 19 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 79% 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, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1992 among the 12 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 19 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Hawaii.
All 19 in Hawaii → Every provider in Honolulu → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ayman Abdul-Ghani, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131548449218
- Andrew Baldwin, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131437440179
- Eric Chung, MDHonolulu, HI 968131609981216
- Collin Dang, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131144314667
- Nicholas Dang, MDHonolulu, HI 968131255590584
- Mark Grattan, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131538258173
- Taryne Imai, MDHonolulu, HI 968131477745545
- Jama Jahanyar, M.D. PH.D.Honolulu, HI 968131740427343
Common questions
What is Dean S. Nakamura, MD's NPI number?
Dean S. Nakamura, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518925155, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean S. Nakamura, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1329 Lusitana St, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 531-8366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean S. Nakamura, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 5255, 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 Dean S. Nakamura, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean S. Nakamura, MD had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.