Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE
Family Nurse Practitioner · Kahuku, HI
Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kahuku, Hawaii, and NPI 1679980387, issued on Jul 14, 2014. Check the license (Hawaii APRN-2315, as entered in NPPES) with the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merita Sao-Auelua
- Credential
- REGISTERED NURSE
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- APRN-2315 HI
64984 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 56-117 Pualalea St, Kahuku, HI 96731
- Phone
- (808) 218-8710
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merita Sao-Auelua in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Hawaii board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN-2315Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
422 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Losartan Potassium15 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl15 claims
- Azithromycin11 claims
- Gabapentin11 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.
Merita Sao-Auelua among 780 family nurse practitioner records in Hawaii
Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE is one of 780 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Hawaii. 62% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 32% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kahuku
They are 7 of the 126 NPPES records with a practice address in Kahuku, and 780 family nurse practitioner records in Hawaii.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Constance Bridgman, NP-CKahuku, HI 967311831599364
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- Marcela Kalman, APRN - FNPKahuku, HI 967311427337013
- Haunani Louis, APRN-RXKahuku, HI 967311083259782
- Donna Kristine Joy Vallejo, APRN, NPKahuku, HI 967311447683834
- Holly Bent, N.P.Kaaawa, HI 967301609246040
- Janel Branson, FNP-C, PMHNP-BCKahului, HI 967321275814428
Common questions
What is Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE's NPI number?
Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679980387, issued on Jul 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 56-117 Pualalea St, Kahuku, HI, 96731. Phone: (808) 218-8710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number APRN-2315, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merita Sao-Auelua, REGISTERED NURSE had 422 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.