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 14 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. Forrest Naylor, HISFort Bragg, CA 954371174372486
  2. Cindy Nazareno, HADTracy, CA 953041376394767
  3. Steve NegreteLong Beach, CA 908061619415221
  4. Alycia Neidlinger, BC-HISYucaipa, CA 923991245463439
  5. Allan NeiheiselFresno, CA 937111073268942
  6. Xhoni Nezha, HISBrea, CA 928211164375986
  7. Monique NicholsonOrange, CA 928691518430198
  8. Cindy NickleSan Marcos, CA 920781619279049
  9. Christopher Nicklo, HADSan Francisco, CA 941081902441298
  10. Julie Nielsen, HADTorrance, CA 905051255704896
  11. Nancy Niemiec, HISOrange, CA 928671972274835
  12. Jonah Nishihira, B.ASan Francisco, CA 941091801918222
  13. Emma NobleOakland, CA 946121578029500
  14. Brad NoggleFolsom, CA 956301487106035
  15. Brenda Noriega, HISGarden Grove, CA 928451326822727
  16. Jennifer NounnanEscondido, CA 920251659083871
  17. Gregory NovallPalm Springs, CA 922641437434016
  18. Jami Noxon, HA8942Westlake Village, CA 913621073214748
  19. Mary NugentLa Verne, CA 917501780078584
  20. Heidi NunezPleasanton, CA 945661740012087
  21. Baraah NureddinArcadia, CA 910071891335154
  22. Katie O'ConnellLincoln, CA 956481659064814
  23. Michael O'Rourke, 237700000XFairfield, CA 945341407626013
  24. Robert Obrien, HISGlendale, CA 912031467191189
  25. Manuel OcanoSanta Cruz, CA 950601962049213
  26. Sandra Ogawa, HEARING AID DISPENSETorrance, CA 905041750426201
  27. Rosalinda OlivaresCorona, CA 928791639056591
  28. David OlsonSanta Barbara, CA 931011255789681
  29. Timothy OmearaCarlsbad, CA 920081659908606
  30. Charie Mae OrillosaCorona, CA 928791619660701
  31. Gabriella Orozco, HISLivermore, CA 945501508628975
  32. Carlos OrtizGlendale, CA 912031922834860
  33. Sadie PacinoValencia, CA 913551982261228
  34. Steven PalaciosSeal Beach, CA 907401184480535
  35. Mario Pallais, HISValencia, CA 913551104308378
  36. Andrew ParkAnaheim, CA 928011629789631
  37. Clayton ParkIrvine, CA 926141689003683
  38. Johnny Park, HADLos Angeles, CA 900061396015152
  39. Barbara ParkerChula Vista, CA 919101437458379
  40. Joshua Parker, M.ATorrance, CA 905031134148752
  41. Farshid Parvin, HISOrange, CA 928671619419744
  42. Nadine PascualRedlands, CA 923741053675504
  43. Kellie PatalanoVictorville, CA 923951225861651
  44. Jennifer Patterson, BC-HISTorrance, CA 905051104265719
  45. Keri PaurMontrose, CA 910201407185846
  46. James PayneRedding, CA 960011225895212
  47. John PayneWhittier, CA 906031932457488
  48. Mary PayneRedding, CA 960011053503615
  49. Michael PayneRedding, CA 960011598834608
  50. Ashley Payton, HISPleasant Hill, CA 945231316533219

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.