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Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD

(447 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine

888 S King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 522-4321

Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD is a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD is affiliated with Hawaii Pacific Health.

Office Locations

1329 Lusitana Street Suite 704
Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 524-2100

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602 Kailua Road Suite 200
Kailua, HI 96734

(808) 263-9100

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888 S King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 522-4321

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

By Affordability:

cardiorespiratory sleep study

diagnostic sleep study

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Hawaii, Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD performed more home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study, diagnostic (regular) sleep study, and home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

By Affordability:

airway management

CPAP treatment

in-lab polysomnography

in-lab sleep study

polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Hawaii, Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for airway management, CPAP treatment, in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), in-lab sleep study, polysomnography (PSG), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46
hospital care	318
inpatient care	318

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
aspiration	27
bronchoscopy	27
doctor visit	320
hospital care	1313
inpatient care	1313
pulmonary testing	58
sleep study	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	189
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	67
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	61
aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	431
hospital care	889
inpatient care	889
pulmonary testing	102
sleep study	86

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	240
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	57
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	85
doctor visit	428
hospital care	869
inpatient care	869
pulmonary testing	132
sleep study	112

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	576
Other	108
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	146
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	89
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	526
hospital care	749
inpatient care	749
pulmonary testing	180
sleep study	118

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	318
Other	60
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	72
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	102
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	567
hospital care	851
inpatient care	851
pulmonary testing	155
sleep study	124

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	338
Other	74
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	74
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	95
doctor visit	526
hospital care	454
inpatient care	454
pulmonary testing	141
sleep study	158

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	343
Other	74
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	76
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	120
doctor visit	524
hospital care	305
inpatient care	305
pulmonary testing	156
sleep study	179

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	350
Other	93
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	74
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	50
doctor visit	411
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
pulmonary testing	103
sleep study	76

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	259
Other	79
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	59
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2021 were sleep study, pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	65
doctor visit	635
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
pulmonary testing	110
sleep study	114

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	325
Other	102
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	68
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2022 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	74
doctor visit	465
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
pulmonary testing	97
sleep study	114

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	256
Other	73
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	54
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2023 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	102
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	536
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
pulmonary testing	60
sleep study	168

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	301
Other	96
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	64
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI during 2024 were sleep study, airway management, pulmonary testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	77
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	590
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
pulmonary testing	74
sleep study	143

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	319
Other	108
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	70
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	5
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Honolulu, HI were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

airway management	77
aspiration	21
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	461
hospital care	476
inpatient care	476
pulmonary testing	114
sleep study	117

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	293
Non-Hispanic White	73
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	71

**Age**
75 to 84	165
85 and over	67
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	195

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	17
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Hawaii at Manoa Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Hawaii.

Medical School: University of Hawaii at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Residency: University of Hawaii at Manoa Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Hawaii

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hawaii Pacific Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 447 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Honolulu, HI.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ronson J. Sato, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,826 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,215	NUCALA $194	BREO $157	ANORO ELLIPTA $94	ANORO $51	Other $115
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$1,512 Inspire $1,379	Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $133
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,269 SYMBICORT $351	FASENRA $297	TEZSPIRE $253	FARXIGA $138	BREZTRI $120	Other $111
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$340 Xyrem $325	SUNOSI $15
GENZYME CORPORATION	$293 DUPIXENT $293
Other	$602 Wakix $139	ELIQUIS $121	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $105	Spin $46	ACTHAR $31	Other $160

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,735
Education	$107

Biography

Dr. Ronson Sato works as an adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology specialist in Honolulu, HI. Dr. Sato obtained a license to practice in Hawaii.