NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Kim, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Honolulu, HI

Melanie Kim, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1184635831, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii 10363, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184635831
Name
Melanie Kim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
10363 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
888 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone
(808) 522-4000
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040214000210); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1995
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 888 S King St

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

  1. Ayman Abdul-Ghani, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1548449218
  2. Cedric Akau, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1437254034
  3. Christopher Apostolides, PAPhysician Assistant1083655153
  4. Stephen Arnold, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1598859928
  5. Swaty Arora, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1194037432
  6. Whitney Reigh Asao, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1568082766

Verify Melanie Kim 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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

319 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melanie Kim319
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium27 claims
  2. Furosemide18 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 claims
  6. Dexamethasone12 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): 86.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Melanie Kim among 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii

Melanie Kim, MD is one of 159 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 83% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Hawaii

There are 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Grant Chen, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131962536946
  2. Matthew Gadbaw, MDHonolulu, HI 968131558392969
  3. Catherine Ho, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131275726200
  4. Dorothy Iwanski, D.O.Honolulu, HI 968131184738957
  5. Sandhya Kanade, MDHonolulu, HI 968131689787301
  6. Vasudev Kanade, MDHonolulu, HI 968131407032386
  7. Kuo-Chiang Lian, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131346437712
  8. Jorge Samaniego, MDHonolulu, HI 968131477636215

Common questions

What is Melanie Kim, MD's NPI number?

Melanie Kim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184635831, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Kim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 888 S King St, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 522-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Kim, MD's license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number 10363, 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 Kim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Kim, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melanie Kim, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.2 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.