Dr. Simon Che
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
888 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96813
Who else practices at this address →
Honolulu County includes primary care (9% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 9
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 265
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Surgery Physician primary
HI license MD25085
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Straub Clinic and Hospital Honolulu, HI
Medical groups
- Straub Clinic and Hospital (419 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 265
- Services billed
- 339
- Patients’ average age
- 79
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 149 | 116 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 81 | 80 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 73 | 64 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 38 | 38 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 19 | 19 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 16 | 16 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 15 | 14 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 14 | 14 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 13 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 3 payments worth $3,038 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $3,000 |
|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $38.28 |
| Education | $3,000 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $38.28 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Sep 12, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Sep 8, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.