NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in Kentucky

172 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in Kentucky, 3.8 per 100,000 residents, the 18th highest rate of 51. Louisville and Lexington have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kentucky license search. Page 1 of 4.

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).

Louisville has the most, 28

  1. Louisville28
  2. Lexington16
  3. Paducah11
  4. Bowling Green9
  5. Madisonville8

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in Kentucky

  1. Ryan Adams, BC-HISGlasgow, KY 421411083179212
  2. Bryan AdkinsPaintsville, KY 412401871230557
  3. Arthur AzarPaducah, KY 420011417522202
  4. Donald Baker, HEARING INST. SPECLIPaducah, KY 420031073943247
  5. Carrie BarrettHopkinsville, KY 422401790145886
  6. Lakyn Bastani, BC-HISPaducah, KY 420011053905612
  7. Brian Beams, HISLouisville, KY 402431619321213
  8. James BeamsLouisville, KY 402171457811721
  9. Joelle BeiselLouisville, KY 402031730560293
  10. Zachary BlackRichmond, KY 404751528601721
  11. Matthew BlakeGeorgetown, KY 403241811530017
  12. Faron BlakemanCampbellsville, KY 427181518296052
  13. Daniel Bledsoe, BC-HIS, COHCLouisville, KY 402071811300213
  14. Greg Blevins, HEARING AID DEALERAshland, KY 411011891190351
  15. Brooke BowlingFlorence, KY 410421174467211
  16. Leslie BoydErlanger, KY 410181982596151
  17. Traci BrayLouisville, KY 402431972255602
  18. Sandra BrownElizabethtown, KY 427011235995606
  19. Joyce Browning, HISGreenville, KY 423451629360524
  20. Jackie Bruecken, HISSomerset, KY 425011790216935
  21. Alvin Cagle, APPRENTICE-HISJeffersontown, KY 402991568380558
  22. Brinton CampRichmond, KY 404751174244131
  23. Rebekah CarsonRichmond, KY 404751417832890
  24. Allison Caruso, LHISSomerset, KY 425011942688817
  25. Peyton CaseDanville, KY 404221528992880
  26. Brandi ChampionMaysville, KY 410561700341849
  27. Craig ChaneyShelbyville, KY 400651902463250
  28. Cathy Chmielewski, HISRichmond, KY 404751417301276
  29. Chris ChmielewskiLexington, KY 405031639523517
  30. Steven ClarkBowling Green, KY 421011538541271
  31. Greg Claywell, HEARING INSTRUMENT SElizabethtown, KY 427011295652253
  32. Jeffrey ColeErlanger, KY 410181689383382
  33. Miranda CombsBowling Green, KY 421031043894017
  34. Gregory CordellLouisville, KY 402451578190732
  35. Travis CorderVersailles, KY 403831750717864
  36. Aaron Cossitt, H.I.S. KY#101900Elizabethtown, KY 427011275018079
  37. Jessica CostelloBardstown, KY 400041720848773
  38. Jacob CurtisHopkinsville, KY 422401720960792
  39. Clemit DamronGeorgetown, KY 403241487503678
  40. Ariel Daniel, HISLouisville, KY 402031245167139
  41. Kelly Daniel, CCC-ABowling Green, KY 421041023154028
  42. Jamie DavisBowling Green, KY 421031467227157
  43. Jason DavisLouisville, KY 402071326715780
  44. Laura DavisLa Grange, KY 400311154098523
  45. Shelby DavisSomerset, KY 425031356157564
  46. Amanda DearmondMadisonville, KY 424311699498329
  47. Andrew DoddLouisville, KY 402161477387512
  48. McKenzie Dossett, HISDanville, KY 404221962919746
  49. Jon Durkin, BC-HIS, ACALexington, KY 405031184002776
  50. Vicky DurkinDanville, KY 404221972981561

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

Kentucky ranks 18 of 51 per resident

  1. Indiana4.1
  2. Idaho4.0
  3. North Dakota4.0
  4. Kentucky3.8
  5. New Mexico3.7
  6. Arizona3.6
  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.

0.6% 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. Kentucky0.6%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in Kentucky, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 172 · 0.6% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1 · 0.6% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more107 · 62.2% 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

172 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kentucky: 3.8 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Louisville has 28 of them (16%).

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. Tennessee173
  2. South Carolina181
  3. Colorado184
  4. Alabama150

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. New Mexico3.7
  2. North Dakota4.0
  3. Arizona3.6
  4. Washington3.6

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.