Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Aiea, HI
Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Aiea, Hawaii, and NPI 1093957425, issued on Mar 31, 2009. Check the license (Hawaii MD16502, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Akemi Higa Leong
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD16502 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 98-151 Pali Momi St., Aiea, HI 96701
- Phone
- (808) 483-6400
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 583-2307
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130710000136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Akemi Higa Leong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD16502Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,509 Medicare Part D claims for 518 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate363 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium361 claims
- Losartan Potassium346 claims
- Simvastatin190 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate184 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium138 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
One hospital affiliation
- 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.
Nicole Akemi Higa Leong among 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii
Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD is one of 902 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 491 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Aiea
They are 36 of the 1,481 NPPES records with a practice address in Aiea, and 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francis Buto, M.D.Aiea, HI 967011124061189
- Shayne Castanera, M.D.Aiea, HI 967011053337469
- Michael Dimitrion, MDAiea, HI 967011508878836
- Alvin Fuse, M.D.Aiea, HI 967011871536011
- Craig Hamasaki, M.D.Aiea, HI 967011003870478
- Ky Le, MDAiea, HI 967011073560025
- Bryan Matsumoto, M.D.Aiea, HI 967011932142072
- Michael Mihara, M.D.Aiea, HI 967011750324919
Common questions
What is Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD's NPI number?
Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093957425, issued on Mar 31, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 98-151 Pali Momi St., Aiea, HI, 96701. Phone: (808) 483-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD16502, 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 Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Akemi Higa Leong, MD had 4,509 Medicare Part D claims for 518 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.