Melanie R. Arakaki, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Hilo, HI
Melanie R. Arakaki, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Hilo, Hawaii, and NPI 1023170610, issued on Dec 14, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii 11451, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie R. Arakaki
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 11451 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 670 Ponahawai St, Hilo, HI 96720
- Phone
- (808) 934-8989
- Enumerated
- Dec 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 934-8990
- Medicaid ID
- 501107 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040127000778); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie R. Arakaki in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license 11451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,326 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate156 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate153 claims
- Losartan Potassium129 claims
- Furosemide110 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl96 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
- David Y Nakamura M D IncHilo, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie R. Arakaki among 730 family medicine physician records in Hawaii
Melanie R. Arakaki, MD is one of 730 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 65% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 383 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
58 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Hilo
They are 58 of the 1,758 NPPES records with a practice address in Hilo, and 730 family medicine physician records in Hawaii.
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Common questions
What is Melanie R. Arakaki, MD's NPI number?
Melanie R. Arakaki, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023170610, issued on Dec 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie R. Arakaki, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 670 Ponahawai St, Hilo, HI, 96720. Phone: (808) 934-8989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie R. Arakaki, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 11451, 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 Melanie R. Arakaki, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie R. Arakaki, MD had 4,326 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.