NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in Arkansas

79 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in Arkansas, 2.6 per 100,000 residents, the 39th highest rate of 51. Little Rock and Hot Springs have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Arkansas license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 237700000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Little Rock has the most, 11

  1. Little Rock11
  2. Hot Springs10
  3. Fayetteville7
  4. Fort Smith5
  5. Mountain Home5

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in Arkansas

  1. Hayden LewisLittle Rock, AR 722111063291953
  2. Linda Lowry, ACAEl Dorado, AR 717301750403531
  3. Leslie Magee, HISFayetteville, AR 727031083328900
  4. Jason MasseySearcy, AR 721431346670544
  5. Eric McCaskey, BS, HISSherwood, AR 721201669158986
  6. Vanessa Mehlman, H.I.SCabot, AR 720231356900237
  7. Melissa Morales, BC-HISHarrison, AR 726011861208415
  8. Callie Orrell, HISHot Springs, AR 719131679389092
  9. Orestes Ortega, HISFayetteville, AR 727031104377761
  10. Mark Oyler, BC-HIS, ACASpringdale, AR 727641710203989
  11. Ashley Palmer, H.I.S.Rogers, AR 727561538967831
  12. Tammy Payne, HADHot Springs, AR 719011851531818
  13. Taylor Pratt, HISRussellville, AR 728011689309809
  14. Chris Prince, H.I.S.Jonesboro, AR 724011801534839
  15. Jerry Richards, BC-HIS,ACAFort Smith, AR 729011902013485
  16. Marcia Roberts, HISCherokee Village, AR 725291639509722
  17. Chris Rohr, HISHarrison, AR 726011619594256
  18. Tonya Rose, H.I.SFort Smith, AR 729031306218334
  19. Theresa Rosentritt, HISJonesboro, AR 724011962832170
  20. Shane Short, BC-HISHot Springs, AR 719131356808489
  21. Kerry ShuffieldHot Springs, AR 719131083086953
  22. Mark Shuffield, HISHot Springs National Park, AR 719131982076998
  23. John SolomonMountain Home, AR 726531972091452
  24. Samuel SolomonFort Smith, AR 729011891491304
  25. Beverly StevensPine Bluff, AR 716031851594808
  26. Rachel StoneWhite Hall, AR 716021063127140
  27. Randi Williams, HISMountain Home, AR 726531588174866
  28. Shelly Williams, HISLittle Rock, AR 722111053840215
  29. Nancy WilsonMonticello, AR 716551275194060

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 237700000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Arkansas ranks 39 of 51 per resident

  1. Alabama2.9
  2. Rhode Island2.7
  3. Texas2.7
  4. Arkansas2.6
  5. California2.6
  6. Utah2.5
  7. 50 states and D.C.3.2

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 237700000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

0.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 0.1% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Arkansas0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in Arkansas, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 79 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more41 · 51.9% here, 65.3% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 237700000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

79 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Arkansas: 2.6 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Little Rock has 11 of them (14%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Idaho79
  2. New Mexico79
  3. Utah84
  4. Maryland85

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. California2.6
  2. Louisiana2.4
  3. Texas2.7
  4. Tennessee2.4

The largest states

  1. Florida1,129
  2. California994
  3. Texas828
  4. Pennsylvania447
  5. Illinois408

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.