Vernon Ansdell, MD
Internal Medicine
📍 45-602 Kamehameha Hwy
Kaneohe, HI 96744Get directions
788 internal medicine doctors in Hawaii accept Medicare assignment, which means they can bill CHAMPVA. Here is how to find one and what to ask before you book.
| Internal Medicine Doctors in Hawaii | 788 |
| Where Hawaii ranks nationally | 42nd of 51 states |
| Share of all US internal medicine doctors | 0.4% |
| All CHAMPVA-billable providers in Hawaii | 11,829 |
| Hawaii cities with verified local listings | 6 |
Counts come from the federal CMS Doctors and Clinicians registry, refreshed 2026-09-07. The VA publishes no CHAMPVA provider directory, so this is the closest thing to one.
Military Hawaii is home to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, so practices in those communities see CHAMPVA families regularly and are often the easiest yes.
Real practice locations pulled from the federal NPPES registry, each with a street address and a local phone number. Always ask the billing office to confirm CHAMPVA before you book.
Internal Medicine
📍 45-602 Kamehameha Hwy
Kaneohe, HI 96744Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 46-056 Kamehameha Hwy
Kaneohe, HI 96744Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 803 Kamehameha Hwy
Pearl City, HI 96782Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 1279 Waimano Home Rd
Pearl City, HI 96782Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 82 Puuhonu Pl
Hilo, HI 96720Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 1292 Waianuenue Ave
Hilo, HI 96720Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 314 Uluniu Street
Kailua, HI 96734Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 94-307 Farrington Hwy
Waipahu, HI 96797Get directions
Results come from the federal NPPES registry with real practice addresses and local phone numbers. Add a city to narrow it down.
Each city page opens with the internal medicine filter already applied.
Among the seven clinician types we count by state, internal medicine is the 3rd largest in Hawaii with 788 providers, behind family doctors (838) and nurse practitioners (1,367), and ahead of physician assistants (725). That matters when you are deciding how wide to cast your net: a larger pool usually means a shorter drive and a faster appointment.
The deepest benches in Hawaii are Kaneohe with 153 verified local providers, Pearl City with 152 verified local providers, Hilo with 146 verified local providers, and we list 3 more Hawaii cities. Start with the nearest one, then widen if nobody is taking new patients.
Internal medicine visits are covered outpatient care: the $50 yearly deductible, then 25 percent of the allowable amount, with the family's yearly costs capped at $3,000. Diagnostic tests an internist orders are covered without prior approval when medically necessary. If you also have Medicare, CHAMPVA pays second and you will normally have no cost share at all.
The rules above are federal, so they read the same in Hawaii as anywhere else. Our internal medicine doctors page has the full detail including anything that needs advance approval.
788 clinicians in Hawaii are listed in the federal CMS registry under internal medicine, and clinicians who accept Medicare assignment can bill CHAMPVA. That is the 42nd largest pool of any state. Each practice still decides for itself, so confirm with the billing office before you book.
No. CHAMPVA does not require referrals anywhere in the country. A short list of services needs preauthorization instead, such as inpatient mental health care and organ transplants.
After a $50 per person yearly deductible you pay 25 percent of the CHAMPVA allowable amount, and your family's out-of-pocket costs for covered care stop at $3,000 a year. A provider who accepts CHAMPVA cannot bill you above the allowable.
More on CHAMPVA and internal medicine doctors or every CHAMPVA provider in Hawaii.