Lance Michael Kurata, MD

Dr. Kurata is a very confident, considerate physician and we have the utmost trust that he will provide our family with the best medical care possible. There is a sign in sheet and the staff is well-​trained in multi-​tasking as well as trying to deal with irate patients. They are kind and we never got scolded for being late or forgetful! They remind us nicely about follow up appointments they are very compassionate with a lot of patients. We’ve been a patient for many years and we really like him. He is very down to earth and very easy to talk to. Sometimes appointments run a good deal late… but this is because Dr. Kurata cares about his patient’s health problems.
Many times we waited patiently to see him and sometimes we are the caused for the delay. You don, t become a doctor to get rich and we need more to just be more human

My in-​laws use Dr. Kurata. He is good about squeezing them in at the end of the day to prevent trips to the urgent care centers. He recently made a good call to have my father-​in-​law sent to the ER. He had symptoms of weakness and head bruises from a fall, and had a history of aneurysms. MRI could not be scheduled for a few days so Dr. Kurata had him admitted to the ER. The ER doctor was annoyed at first because he thought it was premature, but my father-​in-​law had a major medical episode shortly after being admitted. Dr. Kurata’s good judgement helped us catch a problem early and get my father-​in-​law care at the earliest moment.

I did not have a primary care physician until I found Dr. Kurata. I used to check myself in the ER for any serious injuries or sickness and suffer the long hour waits. Well sayonara to spending long hours at the ER.
When I first arrived to the office, it is clean and neat. The staff are friendly and helpful. The chairs are comfy. I was seen approximately within 25 minutes. That incuded the time it took for the nurse to check my blood pressure, temperature, etc before Dr. came to see me.
Dr. Kurata is practical and straight to the point. He has a great sense of humor. I never had a doctor speak to me how he does, except for my pediatrician when I was younger. He jokes with you and at the same time is seriously talking to you about your health and what is going on with your body and makes sure that you understand.
I had a cold for about 2 weeks, and I still had the virus. My prescription was not to run around the house naked during this Hawaii winter weather. (This is a joke, I am not a nudist.) My body was properly healing itself with my white blood cells hard at work. That’s great to know that I’m healthy and that my body’s immune system is strong.
Dr. Kurata makes himself available 24 hours. Even when he is on vacation. I hope I won’t have to bother him during his deserved days off, but that is beyond the normal customer service! His goal is that he doesn’t want to see me often and I do not want to see him often as well. I will continue to be healthy!
P. S. I have HMA insurance.
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I only go in to see Dr. Kurata once a year for physicals because my insurance covers it. This is the second year in a row that I have had to wait an hour just to see him. I do not live in town so driving out to Kuakini is a hassle.
Last year Dr. Kurata spent most of his time talking to me about how he bought his two young sons a house and how he was smart to marry a lawyer.
He also tries to collect every penny he can. I get charged $ 5.00 for taxes because my insurance does not cover it. Find another doctor who is not only interested in improving his own lifestyle.

Dr. Kurata overbooks his appointments. My grandmother’s appointment was at 10:30 am and she didn’t get in with the doctor til 11:30 am. It took a whole hour for them to get to her. I can understand a 15 – 20 minute wait period, but not an hour. She also said that this has happened before. So it’s not like this is the first time they made this «mistake».
We ended up having to inconveniently reschedule a doctor’s appointment that she had AFTER Dr. Kurata’s appointment because his office took too long to get to her. This was highly irritating and very unprofessional.