NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wega Koss, M.D.

Specialist · Honolulu, HI

Wega Koss, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1043263353, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD12697, as entered in NPPES) with the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043263353
Name
Wega Koss
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
MD12697 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone
(808) 585-5494
Enumerated
May 18, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(808) 585-5490
Medicaid IDs
544488-02 HI
544488-03 HI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120820001080); 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 1301 Punchbowl St

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

  1. Brenda Abbotnakandakari, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1760705248
  2. Janette AbramowitzPsychiatry Physician1275952335
  3. Natalie AdolfPhysician Assistant1396282414
  4. Hessam Afshari, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1811217573
  5. Cheryl Ann Afuso-Sumimoto, APRNOncology Clinical Nurse Specialist1750929253
  6. Kyan Renie AgbayaniInternal Medicine Physician1083101323

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Hawaii board licenses this profession
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

70 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wega Koss70
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupFontana, CA

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

Wega Koss among 350 specialist records in Hawaii

Wega Koss, M.D. is one of 350 specialist records with a practice address in Hawaii. 26% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1987 among the 64 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

156 specialist records list a practice address in Honolulu

They are 156 of the 12,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Honolulu, and 350 specialist records in Hawaii.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Iqbal Ahmed, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131164472650
  2. Ken Arakawa, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131558334888
  3. Denny Bales, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131023016383
  4. Barry Carlton, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131790736544
  5. Marc Coel, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131093784993
  6. Leslie Ito, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131275596744
  7. Douglas Johnson, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131700869427
  8. Jeffrey Lee, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131629056528

Common questions

What is Wega Koss, M.D.'s NPI number?

Wega Koss, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043263353, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wega Koss, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 585-5494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wega Koss, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD12697, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Wega Koss, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wega Koss, M.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.