Dr. Cass K. Nakasone, MD

Dr. Nakasone practices at Straub Benioff Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of Hawaiʻi Pacific Health.

Dr. Nakasone's NPI, 1316011091, was assigned on November 17, 2006. Dr. Nakasone graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Nakasone holds Hawaii license MD-13396.

Dr. Nakasone's primary practice is Straub Benioff Medical Center, at 888 S King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 in Honolulu County. The practice phone is (808) 522-4000.

Dr. Nakasone's primary practice is Straub Benioff Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of Hawaiʻi Pacific Health. Dr. Nakasone is also affiliated with The Queen's Medical Center. The medical group on file is Straub Benioff Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nakasone to 4 more hospitals and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nakasone practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Nakasone's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Nakasone is licensed in Hawaii.

CMS data shows 467 Medicare services from Dr. Nakasone across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 311 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $191,820 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 311 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nakasone in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 149 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nakasone's median patient age at 75, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nakasone wrote 35 Medicare Part D claims for 18 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $8 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Nakasone for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nakasone accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 119 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Nakasone, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 49 papers to Dr. Nakasone, published from 2016 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Hip Prosthesis. Dr. Nakasone has published most often in Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. Dr. Nakasone's most frequent co-authors are Tyler J. Thorne, MD, Amelia Hummel and Ian Hasegawa.

Dmand AI links Dr. Nakasone to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Arthritis, Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis.

CMS Open Payments shows 561 general payments to Dr. Nakasone from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Ortho Development Corporation paid the most, $1,212,949. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $1,779 from 2019 to 2021.

Dr. Nakasone graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 1998.