NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Kihei, HI

Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kihei, Hawaii, and NPI 1649360033, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD12731, 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
1649360033
Name
Kenneth B. Kepler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD12731 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
221 Piikea Ave # A, Kihei, HI 96753
Phone
(808) 270-0491
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 874-6887
Medicaid ID
55722505 HI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040915001010); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 2000
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 221 Piikea Ave # A

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

  1. Marcus Griffin, M.D.Legal Medicine1780774174
  2. Merika Hunter, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164276358
  3. Gayland Yee, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1083790653

Verify Kenneth B. Kepler 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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82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,765 Medicare Part D claims for 539 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 152 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Kepler5,765
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium611 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate231 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium190 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate179 claims
  5. Lisinopril173 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium151 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: $20.32

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Kepler$20.32
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Kihei-Wailea Medical Center. LLCKihei, HI

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

Kenneth B. Kepler among 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii

Kenneth B. Kepler, 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
  • Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 491 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 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).

4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kihei

They are 4 of the 476 NPPES records with a practice address in Kihei, and 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Irving Harper, MDWailea, HI 967531942286067
  2. Cecilia Harrington, M.D.Kihei, HI 967531538555206
  3. Michael Jackowitz, D.O.Wailea, HI 967531659674703
  4. Mark Lipetz, MDKihei, HI 967531306919956
  5. George Talbot, MDKihei, HI 967531437244795
  6. Thomas Capelli, D.O.Kilauea, HI 967541487698155
  7. Judy Jordan, M.D.Kilauea, HI 967541386713709
  8. Charlotte Charfen, MDKapaau, HI 967551144264052

Common questions

What is Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649360033, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 221 Piikea Ave # A, Kihei, HI, 96753. Phone: (808) 270-0491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD12731, 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 Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth B. Kepler, M.D. had 5,765 Medicare Part D claims for 539 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.