Online Doctor in Hawaii — TeleDirectMD

Practicing in Hawaii

Parth Bhavsar, MD — board-certified Family Medicine — holds an active Hawaii medical license (MD-26646-0), issued February 11, 2026, by the Hawaii Medical Board, operating under the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Professional and Vocational Licensing Division. Telehealth practice in Hawaii is governed by Hawaii Revised Statutes §453-1.3 (Practice of Telehealth), which authorizes establishing a physician-patient relationship via telehealth and sets prescribing standards. Hawaii patients may independently verify Dr. Bhavsar's license through the state's MyPVL public license search. The license expires January 31, 2028. NPI: 1104323203.

TeleDirectMD serves adults located anywhere in Hawaii across all four counties. Honolulu County — coextensive with the island of Oʻahu — holds about 69% of the state's population and includes Honolulu, Pearl City, Kailua, Waipahu, Kaneohe, Mililani Town, Ewa Beach, and Kapolei. Hawaiʻi County, coextensive with Hawaiʻi Island (the Big Island), is the state's fastest-growing county and includes Hilo and Kailua-Kona; it is also where the large majority of Hawaii's rat lungworm cases and nearly all vog exposure from Kīlauea are concentrated. Maui County covers Maui (including Kahului), Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi. Kauaʻi County covers Kauaʻi and Niʻihau. Specialist and urgent-care access is meaningfully thinner on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui County, and Kauaʻi than on Oʻahu, which is the primary reason neighbor-island residents have historically needed to fly to Honolulu for care that a same-day telehealth visit can now handle without leaving the island.

Hawaii's health landscape is shaped by geography as much as climate. Rat lungworm disease (neuroangiostrongyliasis), caused by the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, is endemic on all the main Hawaiian islands and is tracked by the Hawaii Department of Health; from 2014 through late 2025, the state recorded 90 lab-confirmed and 12 probable cases, with about 76% on Hawaiʻi Island, 13% in Maui County, 7% in Honolulu County, and 4% in Kauaʻi County. It typically follows ingestion of raw or undercooked snails, slugs, or contaminated produce, and presents with severe headache and neck stiffness — a red flag that requires in-person evaluation, not telehealth. On Hawaiʻi Island specifically, vog — volcanic smog produced when sulfur dioxide from Kīlauea reacts with the atmosphere — is a well-documented, ongoing respiratory hazard tracked by the Hawaii Department of Health and the American Lung Association in Hawaiʻi; it worsens asthma and COPD symptoms and is most concentrated around Kailua-Kona and the volcano's downwind path. Hawaii's tropical climate keeps pollen-driven seasonal allergies comparatively mild relative to the mainland, but humidity and mold exposure are a more common local trigger for allergic and respiratory symptoms.

TeleDirectMD operates self-pay only in Hawaii — no commercial insurance, no QUEST Integration Medicaid plan, no Medicare. Every Hawaii visit is $79 flat self-pay, paid at booking, with no hidden fees or follow-up bills. HSA and FSA debit cards are accepted. Hawaii's commercially insured market is dominated by Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) and Kaiser Permanente (Oʻahu and Maui only); TeleDirectMD is not in-network with either. Hawaii patients with commercial insurance may still book a TeleDirectMD visit at the $79 flat rate and submit the receipt to their plan for possible out-of-network reimbursement, though TeleDirectMD does not guarantee reimbursement and does not file claims on a patient's behalf. QUEST Integration (Hawaii Medicaid) beneficiaries — enrolled with AlohaCare, HMSA QUEST, Kaiser Permanente QUEST, 'Ohana Health Plan, or UnitedHealthcare Community Plan — should contact their plan to find an in-network telehealth provider.