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 1 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. Alina AbouyanWestlake Village, CA 913611366164238
  2. Michael AbundaCorte Madera, CA 949251154103463
  3. Tyler Ackman, HISManteca, CA 953371609520568
  4. John AdamsSolvang, CA 934631427363027
  5. Tina Afifi, HA7576Santa Rosa, CA 954051700312493
  6. Eileen Aguila, HA7079San Diego, CA 921221477143915
  7. Charleen AguilavasquezMurrieta, CA 925621255047312
  8. Gauharshad Akbari, HEARING AID DISPENSESanta Monica, CA 904041740061936
  9. Shiva Akhavan, HISFountain Valley, CA 927081679080949
  10. Veronica AlcalaModesto, CA 953501609391333
  11. Bill AlexanderOrange, CA 928651508114059
  12. Yomira Alonzo SantillanDowney, CA 902421417629643
  13. Sylvia AlvarezDowney, CA 902421114429503
  14. Lais Ama, LICENSED HADSan Mateo, CA 940701104129089
  15. Alexandra AmanchaArcadia, CA 910071740613652
  16. Mohadeseh Amouei LangeroudiCupertino, CA 950141477386480
  17. Manuel Anaya, HISSan Diego, CA 921231871089474
  18. Collin Andersen, HAD-TMerced, CA 953481710363882
  19. Elaine Anderson, HADChula Vista, CA 919101063558856
  20. Jenetta AndersonSanta Cruz, CA 950601871525329
  21. Tamara AndersonWalnut Creek, CA 945951689926123
  22. Monica Andriacchi, AUDLos Angeles, CA 900251942254545
  23. Reginald ArceoMonterey Park, CA 917541437622297
  24. David Archie, HISMerced, CA 953481245625516
  25. Vanessa Arellano, HISGarden Grove, CA 928451053230235
  26. Beverly ArmstrongBakersfield, CA 933091164642674
  27. James ArmstrongBakersfield, CA 933091649490178
  28. Russell Armstrong, HISPleasanton, CA 945881790022523
  29. Ramona Ashley, HADFresno, CA 937201275083453
  30. Bashar Ashouri, HADSan Dimas, CA 917731730748807
  31. Shannon Askew, HISPlacerville, CA 956671386487940
  32. Peter AttallaSanta Monica, CA 904041346607488
  33. Christa Atwood, HARedding, CA 960011376104372
  34. Jeannette AustinPalm Desert, CA 922601023158664
  35. Alla Avetisyan, HISWest Covina, CA 917921487136941
  36. Jose AvilaSanta Monica, CA 904031730485061
  37. Josephine Avina, HISLong Beach, CA 908151851147938
  38. Nam Avo, HADSn Bernrdno, CA 924081417440272
  39. Hamza AyubCarson, CA 907451043932940
  40. Iraj Babaee, BC. HISPleasanton, CA 945661376623389
  41. Norbert BadowskiCarlsbad, CA 920081811941081
  42. Sophia BahariFullerton, CA 928351992592554
  43. Natasha Bahm, HISCameron Park, CA 956821447577630
  44. Shannon BairdRedding, CA 960021376289199
  45. Gary Baker, H. AID DISPENSERModesto, CA 953501093847733
  46. Jeremy BakerHanford, CA 932301740889518
  47. Holden Baker-Brito, HALakewood, CA 907131255826269
  48. Torab BakhtiariSan Diego, CA 921281124560131
  49. J. BallWestlake Village, CA 913611447475157
  50. Jason BalsomIrvine, CA 926141700181815

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.