Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Honolulu, HI
Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1770660581, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD7651, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald H. Watanabe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD7651 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 N Kuakini St, Honolulu, HI 96817
- Phone
- (808) 529-8801
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 529-8803
- Medicaid ID
- 048553-01 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070226000045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald H. Watanabe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD7651Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,272 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium106 claims
- Losartan Potassium88 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium88 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate84 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium57 claims
- Glipizide Er52 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.
Gerald H. Watanabe among 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii
Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D. is one of 902 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 71% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 491 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
579 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Honolulu
They are 579 of the 12,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Honolulu, and 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii.
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Common questions
What is Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770660581, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 N Kuakini St, Honolulu, HI, 96817. Phone: (808) 529-8801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD7651, 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 Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald H. Watanabe, M.D. had 1,272 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.