NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in California

994 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in California, 2.6 per 100,000 residents, the 40th highest rate of 51. San Diego and Fresno have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the California license search. Page 10 of 20.

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).

San Diego has the most, 26

  1. San Diego26
  2. Fresno24
  3. Los Angeles21
  4. Long Beach18
  5. Carlsbad17

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in California

  1. John Kelly, HISSan Diego, CA 921171396168258
  2. Walter Kelly, H.I.S.Chula Vista, CA 919101386998219
  3. Walter Kelly, BC-HISCarlsbad, CA 920111922328434
  4. Aidan KerrEscondido, CA 920251396661617
  5. Heghine KestenianGlendale, CA 912021427915016
  6. Nahid Khajeh-Taheri, H.A.Northridge, CA 913241396260170
  7. Chaehyong Kim, HADLos Angeles, CA 900201437015518
  8. Jennifer Kim, HEARING INSTRUMENT SFullerton, CA 928351396970174
  9. Kelvin Kim, HEARING INSTRUMENT SFullerton, CA 928351992930697
  10. Kevin KimIrvine, CA 926181154092757
  11. Myong-Su KimGlendora, CA 917411134487218
  12. Yonhui Kim, BC-HISLos Angeles, CA 900061588759898
  13. Erek King, HADSacramento, CA 958161962395186
  14. Larry KingModesto, CA 953571134261050
  15. Deano KinseyFairfield, CA 945331114636040
  16. Daniel Kishner, HADSan Bernardino, CA 924081518148790
  17. Madesyn Kisslan, HADLong Beach, CA 908061518518620
  18. Cynthia Klein, HASOceanside, CA 920581881865541
  19. Patricia KleinCarlsbad, CA 920111679287031
  20. Charity Knoblock, HASEncinitas, CA 920241275292583
  21. Dana KnutsonSan Diego, CA 921031669771598
  22. Ashley KoFullerton, CA 928351396071726
  23. Sabrina KoVentura, CA 930031720613169
  24. Chandra KoellerGrover Beach, CA 934331700443090
  25. Juliet KoktapehSan Jose, CA 951181841971314
  26. Satish Koldhekar, MSLos Angeles, CA 900451285703199
  27. Steven KolodinOxnard, CA 930361689800849
  28. Strawberry Kolt, HISValencia, CA 913551427607167
  29. Gabriel KossolPalo Cedro, CA 960731659674620
  30. Ganesh KripapuriCarmel, CA 939231184814352
  31. Chelsea KroneFountain Valley, CA 927081952839169
  32. Edwin Krone, HEARING AID DISPENSELaguna Hills, CA 926531164996328
  33. Elizabeth Krone, HEARING AID DISPENSELaguna Woods, CA 926371528258837
  34. Christopher KruegerPorter Ranch, CA 913261558064188
  35. Bonny Kuhfal, HISVallejo, CA 945901326537382
  36. Enrique KukahikoCerritos, CA 907031477224863
  37. Tina KunMonterey Park, CA 917541922309095
  38. Nicole KushchSan Diego, CA 921241093086530
  39. Nadia LahhamBrentwood, CA 945131710753850
  40. Jewel Laidlow, HADSan Diego, CA 921231598201923
  41. Nicole LambertWalnut Creek, CA 945971013310127
  42. Donna LambrechtCorona, CA 928791508643867
  43. Marcus LancePleasant Hill, CA 945231982290896
  44. Shauna Land, BC-HISIrvine, CA 926121659887818
  45. Silvia Landeros, HAThousand Oaks, CA 913611275255143
  46. James Lane Italiane, BC-HIS, ACALaguna Hills, CA 926531750367298
  47. Jolee LangeFolsom, CA 956301881366425
  48. Cindy Larraz BecerraWhittier, CA 906011629567367
  49. Craig Latawiec, HEARING AID DISPENSESan Marcos, CA 920781326371725
  50. Steve Lavoie, HEARING AID DISPENSEAuburn, CA 956031770543415

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

California ranks 40 of 51 per resident

  1. Rhode Island2.7
  2. Texas2.7
  3. Arkansas2.6
  4. California2.6
  5. Utah2.5
  6. Louisiana2.4
  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.

0.2% 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. California0.2%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in California, measured

  • In a Medicare file2 of 994 · 0.2% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file2 · 0.2% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more646 · 65.0% 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

994 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in California: 2.6 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). San Diego has 26 of them (3%).

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. Florida1,129
  2. Texas828
  3. Pennsylvania447
  4. Illinois408

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Arkansas2.6
  2. Utah2.5
  3. Louisiana2.4
  4. Tennessee2.4

The largest states

  1. Florida1,129
  2. Texas828
  3. Pennsylvania447
  4. Illinois408
  5. Ohio370

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.