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Cardiologists who accept Medicare in Kailua-Kona, HI
CMS lists 7 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Kailua-Kona. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 6. Offer telehealth: 3.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 96740 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $137, of which you pay about $34; a follow-up visit $106, of which you pay about $26 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
James A. Ameika, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100Graduated 1981 · University of Arkansas College of MedicineMaleSyed Mehdi Jafri, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011 · Nova Southeastern College of Osteo MedicineMaleJohn P. Kristofich, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $17Ali Z. Merchant, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000 · Northeastern Ohio University College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $665Andrew T. Nguyen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · University of Louisville School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $36James A. Smith, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $721Annahita K. Sarcon, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2013 · University of California, Davis School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,008
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Kailua-Kona
- Primary care doctors39
- Nurse practitioners35
- Dermatologists5
- Orthopedic surgeons10
- Neurologists3
- Gastroenterologists4
- Ophthalmologists3
- Optometrists11
- Podiatrists3
- Urologists5
- Nephrologists3
- Psychiatrists3
- Psychologists12
- Therapists and counselors20
- Physical therapists34
- Audiologists3
- Chiropractors5
- Gynecologists9
- General surgeons5
Other care in Kailua-Kona
Nursing homes · Dialysis centers · Home health agencies · Hospices
Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).