Hearing Instrument Specialist
NUCC 237700000X
10,521 CMS NPPES-registered providers across 53 states · 93rd of 690 specialties by headcount.
Where this specialty sits in the corpus
Hearing Instrument Specialist ranks 93rd of 690 NUCC specialties by CMS NPPES headcount (0.14% of all registered NPIs), densest in Florida; per resident Iowa leads.
- 10,521
- NPPES providers in specialty
- 93rd
- of 690 specialties
- 423
- state-share HHI
- 0%
- Part D prescriber share
Iowa is densest per capita (2× the national rate; Wisconsin 1.8×).
Taxonomy fingerprint
Hearing Instrument Specialist (NUCC 237700000X; 0% Part D prescribers (2 of 10,521); avg 1,275 Part D claims/prescriber (102nd of 572); Open Payments avg $688/physician (316th of 551; 2 paid, $1K total); state-share HHI 423; next-larger headcount neighbor Assistant Behavior Analyst (+48); next-smaller Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (-465)).
Next larger: Assistant Behavior Analyst (10,569) Next smaller: Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (10,056)
Population-adjusted state index
Each multiple is this specialty's providers-per-resident in a state divided by the national rate (Census Vintage population estimates). Raw headcount favors large states; this ranking surfaces denser markets.
Over-indexed vs national rate
- Iowa 2× · 6.3/100k
- Wisconsin 1.8× · 5.5/100k
- Florida 1.6× · 4.9/100k
- New Hampshire 1.6× · 4.9/100k
- Missouri 1.6× · 4.8/100k
Under-indexed vs national rate
- Maryland 0.44× · 1.4/100k
- New York 0.55× · 1.7/100k
- Nevada 0.56× · 1.8/100k
- Mississippi 0.69× · 2.1/100k
Which states have the most providers?
| # | State | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 1,097 |
| 2 | California | 998 |
| 3 | Texas | 781 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 433 |
| 5 | Illinois | 391 |
| 6 | Ohio | 369 |
| 7 | Michigan | 352 |
| 8 | New York | 334 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 326 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 326 |
| 11 | Missouri | 299 |
| 12 | Indiana | 277 |
| 13 | Washington | 276 |
| 14 | Virginia | 265 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 264 |
Top Cities for Hearing Instrument Specialist
| # | City | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San AntonioTexas | 54 |
| 2 | TucsonArizona | 42 |
| 3 | HoustonTexas | 39 |
| 4 | PortlandOregon | 36 |
| 5 | LubbockTexas | 36 |
| 6 | SpringfieldMissouri | 33 |
| 7 | CincinnatiOhio | 33 |
| 8 | MadisonWisconsin | 33 |
| 9 | SarasotaFlorida | 32 |
| 10 | Virginia BeachVirginia | 31 |
| 11 | WichitaKansas | 30 |
| 12 | LouisvilleKentucky | 30 |
Sample Hearing Instrument Specialist NPIs
A directory sample from this NUCC code (not a ranking). Names and locations are unique to this taxonomy.
| # | Provider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Therese Wolf, BA, ACA, BC-HISGrand Rapids, MI |
| 2 | Mitchell Marcus, BC-HISBloomington, MN |
| 3 | Gene Swede, BC-HISRedwood Falls, MN |
| 4 | Pamela Ison-GloverHopkinsville, KY |
| 5 | Angela Beach, M.S. CCC-ALouisville, KY |
| 6 | Cassie Mauritsen, AU.D.Richmond, VA |
| 7 | Bruce LeOcean Isle Beach, NC |
| 8 | Jacquelyn Wolf, HISBoise, ID |
| 9 | Michael Schantz, BC-HISLinton, IN |
| 10 | Rebecca Linot, MAWichita, KS |
| 11 | Wade O'NealSpringfield, MO |
| 12 | Richard Curry, HEARING SPECIALISTMascoutah, IL |
| 13 | George DicksonCorpus Christi, TX |
| 14 | Melissa Palmer, M.A., CCC-AClayton, NC |
| 15 | Jan Hankerson, MS CCCA FAAAWarrenton, OR |
| 16 | Amy SvobodaHastings, NE |
| 17 | James Lane Italiane, BC-HIS, ACALaguna Hills, CA |
| 18 | Peter BerryLittle Elm, TX |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data sources and methodology
Provider data from CMS NPPES (download.cms.gov/nppes). Specialty classification from NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org). Part D averages from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber PUF; industry payments from CMS Open Payments 2024. Counts reflect self-designated primary taxonomy at NPI enrollment. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Methodology · About
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