NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in Illinois

408 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in Illinois, 3.3 per 100,000 residents, the 28th highest rate of 51. Rockford and Chicago have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 7 of 9.

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).

Rockford has the most, 24

  1. Rockford24
  2. Chicago19
  3. Peoria15
  4. Decatur14
  5. Quincy11

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in Illinois

  1. Heather Rocco, B.S.Chicago, IL 606411174906853
  2. Dennis RoganLake Forest, IL 600451952790701
  3. Michael Rooney, HISPeoria, IL 616141376214601
  4. Derek RoperSpringfield, IL 627041154104693
  5. Timothy RouthFairview Heights, IL 622691841410396
  6. Kristin RuffChampaign, IL 618221871336354
  7. Mitch RuhOak Lawn, IL 604531437787439
  8. Erik Rumsa, HISAurora, IL 605021467318816
  9. James Runke, HISChicago, IL 606011952931032
  10. Madison Ruzicka, HISEdwardsville, IL 620251093430266
  11. Marcus SavinaLincolnwood, IL 607121518593698
  12. Ryan Saxon, H.I.DHighland Park, IL 600351144042425
  13. Molly Schabacker, OTR/LRockford, IL 611071952032419
  14. Kerri SchackmannEffingham, IL 624011083028559
  15. Linda SchmeisserLibertyville, IL 600481154648798
  16. Joseph Schmitt, HISMarion, IL 629591235890419
  17. Shaunna SchuldtRockford, IL 611041891056958
  18. Timothy SchultzBourbonnais, IL 609141790927796
  19. Christopher ScottPeoria, IL 616141942184221
  20. Rachel SellBaurbonnais, IL 609141962245456
  21. Sumayya Shams, HISOak Brook, IL 605231821845702
  22. Brielle Shapiro, HISTinley Park, IL 604871538868500
  23. Priyanka ShettyGurnee, IL 600311891381166
  24. Kaysha Simpson, HISBloomington, IL 617041154146892
  25. Cynthia SimsMarion, IL 629591437214889
  26. Kendall SingletonOak Lawn, IL 604531710683420
  27. Eric Smith, HISDecatur, IL 625231154476224
  28. Ernest Smith, H.I.S.River Forest, IL 603051366825465
  29. Jacob SmithCrystal Lake, IL 600121528544152
  30. Landell SmithDowners Grove, IL 605151588917991
  31. Stephanie SmithChicago, IL 606111285709287
  32. Thomas Smith, HISDecatur, IL 625231144374752
  33. Zachary SmithGranite City, IL 620401255295226
  34. Mary Kay SoesbeDekalb, IL 601151689800245
  35. Mehak Soni, HISSkokie, IL 600761053753293
  36. Daniel SoucieVilla Park, IL 601811558233270
  37. Isabella SpindlerArlington Heights, IL 600041225954423
  38. Julie SteinGlenview, IL 600251649679887
  39. Martin Stephens, BC-HISMount Vernon, IL 628641033743752
  40. Dennis Stevens, BC-HISMattoon, IL 619381063637148
  41. Chris StroleMattoon, IL 619381861909608
  42. Douglas SuarezLa Salle, IL 613011255964896
  43. Carrie SwansonBloomingdale, IL 601081639489073
  44. Megan Swanson, HISRockford, IL 611081538997051
  45. Tyler SwedeenGalesburg, IL 614011376220657
  46. Michael SwengelDecatur, IL 625231831971662
  47. Koretta SykesQuincy, IL 623011083242044
  48. Mary Kate TadieOak Lawn, IL 604531730831595
  49. Bernadette TalleyOak Forest, IL 604521811207897
  50. Adrienne Tarnoff, HISBuffalo Grove, IL 600891821648239

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

Illinois ranks 28 of 51 per resident

  1. South Carolina3.4
  2. West Virginia3.3
  3. Oklahoma3.3
  4. Illinois3.3
  5. Delaware3.2
  6. Ohio3.1
  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. Illinois0.2%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 408 · 0.2% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1 · 0.2% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more270 · 66.2% 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

408 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 3.3 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Rockford has 24 of them (6%).

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. Ohio370
  2. Pennsylvania447
  3. Michigan359
  4. New York330

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Delaware3.2
  2. Oklahoma3.3
  3. West Virginia3.3
  4. South Carolina3.4

The largest states

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