NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rio Kenji Cole, D.O.

Hospitalist Physician · Kailua, HI

Rio Kenji Cole, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Kailua, Hawaii, and NPI 1548520109, issued on May 16, 2012. Check the license (Hawaii 1658, 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
1548520109
Name
Rio Kenji Cole
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
1658 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
640 Ulukahiki St, Kailua, HI 96734
Phone
(808) 263-5500
Enumerated
May 16, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150624002838); accepts Medicare assignment
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 640 Ulukahiki St

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

  1. Erica Adcock, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1679190920
  2. Alexander Anshus, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1255891735
  3. Ramy Badawi, MD, MBBSCardiovascular Disease Physician1326238510
  4. Dan Bendtsen, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1306048400
  5. Regina Campanelli, RN, BSN, IBCLCRegistered Nurse1275047458
  6. Carolyn Clark, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1336536036

Verify Rio Kenji Cole 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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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

483 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rio Cole483
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium42 claims
  2. Prednisone35 claims
  3. Cefdinir31 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride29 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
  6. Furosemide20 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): 100 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,308.96

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rio Cole$1,308.96
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Inpatient Medicine Services LLCKailua, HI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Hawaii

There are 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii.

Other hospitalist physician records in Hawaii

  1. Michael Abdo, M.D.Ewa Beach, HI1730671116
  2. David Adler, MDLihue, HI1437507506
  3. Quinlinn Adolpho, MDTripler Amc, HI1871098483
  4. Kristie Akamine, M.D.Honolulu, HI1184985723
  5. Mohammed Ali, MDHonolulu, HI1518529676
  6. Wint Aye, MDHonolulu, HI1437491784
  7. Imtiaz Bangash, MDHonolulu, HI1003216953
  8. David Bell, MDHonolulu, HI1386744399
  9. Andrea Bernhard, M.D.Aiea, HI1477848935
  10. Evan Brown, DOWailuku, HI1477754331

Common questions

What is Rio Kenji Cole, D.O.'s NPI number?

Rio Kenji Cole, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548520109, issued on May 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rio Kenji Cole, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Ulukahiki St, Kailua, HI, 96734. Phone: (808) 263-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rio Kenji Cole, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number 1658, 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 Rio Kenji Cole, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rio Kenji Cole, D.O. had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rio Kenji Cole, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.