Lynn Puana, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Hilo, HI
Lynn Puana, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Hilo, Hawaii, and NPI 1427222660, issued on Apr 18, 2008. Check the license (Hawaii 12739, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lynn Puana
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 12739 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 32 Ululani St, Hilo, HI 96720
- Phone
- (808) 934-9675
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2025
- Fax
- (808) 934-9676
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081220000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 32 Ululani St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Manas Ghosh, MDSpecialist1710091830
- Brenda Orcutt, DNP, APRN, FNPNurse Practitioner1205303716
- Janelle Todd-Hesse, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033941307
Verify Lynn Puana in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license 12739Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
1,951 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 1,033 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen503 claims
- Gabapentin216 claims
- Pregabalin175 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen148 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl137 claims
- Tramadol Hcl104 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Big Island Pain Center IncHilo, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 7 interventional pain medicine physician records in Hawaii.
All 7 in Hawaii → Every provider in Hilo → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 6 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phyllis Cullen, M.D.Hilo, HI 967201356309181
- Greg Ruhland, MDHilo, HI 967201073567475
- Jonathan Carlson, M.D.Kailua, HI 967341538206644
- Scott Morioka, MDHonolulu, HI 968171306051834
- Damien Tavares, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968171194921619
- Cuong Nguyen, M.D.Tripler Army Medical Center, HI 968591184714412
Common questions
What is Lynn Puana, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lynn Puana, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427222660, issued on Apr 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynn Puana, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32 Ululani St, Hilo, HI, 96720. Phone: (808) 934-9675. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lynn Puana, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 12739, 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 Lynn Puana, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lynn Puana, M.D. had 1,951 Medicare Part D claims for 352 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.