Richard A. Pekala, MD
General Practice Physician · Kailua Kona, HI
Richard A. Pekala, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, and NPI 1336174341, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD-3984, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Pekala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- MD-3984 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 75-137 Hualalai RD, Kailua Kona, HI 96740
- Phone
- (808) 329-1346
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 329-1575
- Medicaid ID
- 04733201 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110103000235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Pekala in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD-3984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
4,549 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 159 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium511 claims
- Losartan Potassium275 claims
- Metformin Hcl175 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate171 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er158 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide154 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: $211.45
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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 one group practice
- Kona Kohala Health Care Services IncKailua Kona, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Pekala among 171 general practice physician records in Hawaii
Richard A. Pekala, MD is one of 171 general practice physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 36% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1991 among the 28 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 general practice physician records list a practice address in Kailua Kona
They are 9 of the 803 NPPES records with a practice address in Kailua Kona, and 171 general practice physician records in Hawaii.
All 171 in Hawaii → Every provider in Kailua Kona → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lora Hamilton-AllerKailua Kona, HI 967401306917026
- Paul Hayward, DOKailua Kona, HI 967401598907867
- Shaher Majid, M.D.Kailua Kona, HI 967401285726109
- Jeffrey McDevitt, MDKailua Kona, HI 967401316008170
- Kristina Roberts, NDKailua Kona, HI 967401750785978
- Ileana Sanchez, M.D.Kailua Kona, HI 967401225170558
- Rodney Taft, M.D., M.TH.Kailua Kona, HI 967401689883944
- Michael Vigil, MDKailua Kona, HI 967401144299264
Common questions
What is Richard A. Pekala, MD's NPI number?
Richard A. Pekala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336174341, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Pekala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 75-137 Hualalai RD, Kailua Kona, HI, 96740. Phone: (808) 329-1346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Pekala, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD-3984, 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 Richard A. Pekala, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Pekala, MD had 4,549 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.