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 2 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. Rodney DutlingerFlorence, KY 410421972213981
  2. Jennifer Effron, HISFrankfort, KY 406011700413820
  3. Dale EgbertPaducah, KY 420011245819184
  4. William EgbertPaducah, KY 420011740860485
  5. Sheila Elliott, HIS/ACAMadisonville, KY 424311821276239
  6. Alisha Evitts, HISMadisonville, KY 424311902450307
  7. Benjamin Ferguson, HCPRichmond, KY 404751770988065
  8. Bradley Ferguson, HCPPikeville, KY 415011366847667
  9. Cassie Fox, BC-HISPikeville, KY 415011750658852
  10. Zachary FullerLouisville, KY 402451457925877
  11. Wendy GaffinGlasgow, KY 421411770110983
  12. Kristen GedneyOwensboro, KY 423011700531233
  13. James Gibson, HISCentral City, KY 423301922682517
  14. Gary Gregory, ACALexington, KY 405031174795728
  15. Erik HaganLouisville, KY 402031427810092
  16. Lane Hait, BC-HISLexington, KY 405031003159351
  17. Garry HammerBowling Green, KY 421011316435761
  18. Brittany Hampton, HISLexington, KY 405031083254239
  19. Tammie Haney, H.I.SGlasgow, KY 421411003160938
  20. Rebecca Harkey, HISLouisville, KY 402031659229003
  21. Summer Harless, HISMadisonville, KY 424311851143697
  22. Timothy HarmonPaducah, KY 420031366756116
  23. Kathryn Harris, HCPWinchester, KY 403911417352741
  24. Susan HarrisLouisville, KY 402051639677792
  25. Hunter Harvey, HISHazard, KY 417011942887922
  26. Samantha Head, HSIHighland Heights, KY 410761164878526
  27. Samantha Heilman, HISLouisville, KY 402031922706787
  28. Braxston HicksFrankfort, KY 406011245987353
  29. Edgar Hill, AUDIOPROSTHOLOGISTWinchester, KY 403911386185254
  30. Debbie Hinely, HISGeorgetown, KY 403241255967378
  31. Lisa Hinton, HISOwensboro, KY 423011780087676
  32. Jeff HoaglandLexington, KY 405031689115701
  33. Michael Hoagland, ACALexington, KY 405031073054763
  34. Nanci-Beth HolmesLa Grange, KY 400311700745726
  35. Allison HowardHarlan, KY 408311740111442
  36. Beth Hummeldorf, HISCovington, KY 410111013585926
  37. Eldred Hurley, H I SMurray, KY 420711386135697
  38. Daniel Ipock, HEARING AIDSMadisonville, KY 424311730451881
  39. Robert Ison, HISHopkinsville, KY 422401871015420
  40. D. Jennings, HEARING INSTR. SPECILexington, KY 405031588189559
  41. Cheryl Jones, H.I.S.Henderson, KY 424201194305953
  42. Lou Jones, M.S., CCC-ALexington, KY 405041700922978
  43. Lauren KemmerlinPaducah, KY 420011326795980
  44. Tina Kenney, BC-HISLouisville, KY 402201063540219
  45. David Kimbel, BC-HISBowling Green, KY 421011609600774
  46. James KimbleSomerset, KY 425011942686886
  47. John King, BC-HISSomerset, KY 425031023706108
  48. Emma LackeyPrestonsburg, KY 416531477212686
  49. Austin LaingLouisville, KY 402191386228203
  50. Ted Laughlin, H.I.SFlorence, KY 410421609444355

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.