Ken C. Arakawa, M.D.
Specialist · Honolulu, HI
Ken C. Arakawa, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1558334888, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD5877, as entered in NPPES) with the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ken C. Arakawa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- MD5877 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1329 Lusitana St Ste 206, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone
- (808) 528-3888
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 419-3972
- Medicaid ID
- 02608001 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100921001461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1329 Lusitana St Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ken C. Arakawa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Hawaii board licenses this profession
Search for license MD5877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
8,515 Medicare Part D claims for 1,046 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone1,247 claims
- Celecoxib1,009 claims
- Methotrexate964 claims
- Meloxicam896 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate604 claims
- Gabapentin451 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $610.63
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Ken C Arakawa M D IncHonolulu, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ken C. Arakawa among 350 specialist records in Hawaii
Ken C. Arakawa, M.D. is one of 350 specialist records with a practice address in Hawaii. 26% 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, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1987 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
156 specialist records list a practice address in Honolulu
They are 156 of the 12,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Honolulu, and 350 specialist records in Hawaii.
All 350 in Hawaii → Every provider in Honolulu → Specialist nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Ken C. Arakawa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ken C. Arakawa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558334888, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ken C. Arakawa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1329 Lusitana St Ste 206, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 528-3888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ken C. Arakawa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD5877, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ken C. Arakawa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ken C. Arakawa, M.D. had 8,515 Medicare Part D claims for 1,046 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ken C. Arakawa, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.