Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD
Surgery Physician · Honolulu, HI
Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1326538190, issued on May 16, 2018. Check the license (Hawaii MDR-7501, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Kawika Kawahara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MDR-7501 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1356 Lusitana St FL 6, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone
- (808) 586-8234
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251020001575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 145 in Hawaii → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1356 Lusitana St FL 6
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Matthew Kawika Kawahara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MDR-7501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $3,539.59
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Queens North Hawaii Community HospitalHonolulu, HI
- Queens University Medical GroupHonolulu, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Kawika Kawahara among 145 surgery physician records in Hawaii
Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD is one of 145 surgery physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 208600000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 145 surgery physician records in Hawaii.
All 145 in Hawaii → Every provider in Honolulu → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Balfour, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131649344110
- Peter Halford, MDHonolulu, HI 968131104994201
- Michael Hayashi, M.DHonolulu, HI 968131699976308
- Daphne Hemmings, MDHonolulu, HI 968131861533325
- David Jackowe, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131952506172
- Wayne Lee, MDHonolulu, HI 968131548327794
- Cedric Lorenzo, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131043432842
- Kathleen Mah, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131467417188
Common questions
What is Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326538190, issued on May 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1356 Lusitana St FL 6, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 586-8234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MDR-7501, 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 Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Kawika Kawahara, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.