Dr. Bruce Tamura, MD
Not yet claimedGeriatrician, Internal medicine doctor · Physician (MD)
Honolulu, HI
Dr. Bruce Tamura is a geriatrics doctor in Honolulu who teaches at the University of Hawaii medical school and practices at Kuakini Medical Center. He trained in Hawaii in internal medicine and geriatrics.
About Dr. Bruce Tamura, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Bruce K. Tamura, MD is a geriatrician (a doctor who specializes in the care of older adults) in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is an Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM).
He trained entirely in Hawaii. He earned his medical degree at JABSOM in 1999, completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Hawaiʻi from 1999 to 2002, and finished a geriatric medicine fellowship there in 2003.
Much of his work focuses on nursing home and long-term care. He is listed as Associate Medical Director at Palolo Chinese Home, directs the Geriatric Education for Teaching Nursing Home Program, and chairs the selection committee for the geriatric medicine fellowship. His published papers cover malnutrition in nursing homes, reducing the number of medicines older patients take (polypharmacy), and training doctors for nursing home on-call work.
In the CMS Open Payments database for 2021 through 2025, he has $0 in payments from drug or device companies across 0 records. Payments from industry are common and legal, so a total of zero simply means none were reported.
- Associate Professor at JABSOM
- He is listed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine. geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu
- Nursing home leadership role
- His faculty profile lists him as Associate Medical Director at Palolo Chinese Home. geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu
- Teaches geriatrics fellows
- He directs the Geriatric Education for Teaching Nursing Home Program and chairs the Fellowship Selection Committee for the Hawaii Residency Programs geriatric medicine fellowship. hawaiiresidency.org
- Trained in Hawaii
- Medical degree from JABSOM in 1999, internal medicine residency at the University of Hawaiʻi (1999–2002), and geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of Hawaiʻi (2002–2003). doximity.com
- Research on nursing home care
- He co-authored papers on malnutrition in the nursing home (2015) and on a nursing home polypharmacy quality improvement project (2014). doximity.com
- Hospital affiliations
- Directory listings name Kuakini Medical Center, The Queen's Medical Center, Straub Benioff Medical Center, and Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. health.usnews.com
- Accepts Medicare
- His NPI record (1164463436) lists him in geriatric medicine in Honolulu and indicates he accepts Medicare. healthcarepricetool.com
- No industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments shows $0 in reported industry payments across 0 records for 2021 through 2025. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Board certification was not confirmed through a primary source such as ABIM or ABMS. Patients who want to verify certification can check those boards directly. doximity.com
- Our research did not include searches of state license discipline records, court records, recent news coverage, or public statements, so those categories are unverified rather than clear. geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu
- One directory states that no awards are on file for him. Directory listings are incomplete by nature and do not prove an absence of recognition. doctorhelps.com
- Several details here come from scraped directory sites (Healthgrades, Vitals, US News), which can be out of date. Contact information and hospital affiliations should be confirmed with the office or JABSOM. healthgrades.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
No general payments reported for this NPI from 2021 through 2025.
Sources: geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu · geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu · doximity.com · hawaiiresidency.org · healthcarepricetool.com · vitals.com · health.usnews.com · healthgrades.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Kuakini Medical Center
347 North Kuakini St
Honolulu, HI 96817
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