NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in North Carolina

324 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in North Carolina, 3 per 100,000 residents, the 33rd highest rate of 51. Charlotte and Raleigh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Carolina license search. Page 6 of 7.

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).

Charlotte has the most, 23

  1. Charlotte23
  2. Raleigh18
  3. Winston Salem15
  4. Asheville13
  5. Greensboro11

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in North Carolina

  1. Stephen RobertsConcord, NC 280251689725871
  2. Jasmine Robertson, HISGreensboro, NC 274011649094947
  3. Jon Royals, H.I.S.Greensboro, NC 274551912569518
  4. Michael RussoWinston Salem, NC 271031508746686
  5. Eric SaundersWinston Salem, NC 271031699393975
  6. Craig Schlumbohm, BC -HISRutherfordton, NC 281391437462439
  7. Marian SchneiderAsheville, NC 288031528434669
  8. Joy SchragLenoir, NC 286451366021412
  9. Zachary SchwabWaynesville, NC 287861215305388
  10. Grace Shafer Wagner, H.I.S.Asheville, NC 288051861990137
  11. Marilyn SharpRaleigh, NC 276151538681440
  12. Edwin SilvaniaHendersonville, NC 287921275905333
  13. Kelsey SimondsWinston Salem, NC 271031740160902
  14. Kami SimpsonAsheboro, NC 272031942850961
  15. Michael SisskindCharlotte, NC 282261326418922
  16. Anita Slate, HISBlack Mountain, NC 287111578942355
  17. Ronald Slaughter, HISEden, NC 272881992239933
  18. Chris SmithCharlotte, NC 282041154714053
  19. Christie SmithHenderson, NC 275361124471297
  20. Robert SmythPineville, NC 281341043686611
  21. Marco Spitaliere, NBC HISForest City, NC 280431093696114
  22. Courtney Stanbery, HISAsheboro, NC 272031790556629
  23. Brent Steele, MD HISAsheville, NC 288031366952046
  24. Joe Stephenson, NBC-HISWilmington, NC 284031841431715
  25. Rick StoneCary, NC 275131558720748
  26. Jeremy StoreyJacksonville, NC 285461487303558
  27. Mark Stuemke, HEARING INSTRUMENT SSalisbury, NC 281441760549463
  28. Robin SweetStatesville, NC 286771043700438
  29. Joseph TahanCary, NC 275111033633011
  30. Marsha TarpleyHickory, NC 286021437526654
  31. Marco TeranAsheville, NC 288031285460550
  32. April ThieryCharlotte, NC 282771811433626
  33. Lisa Thomas, N.C. HEARING CARE SPSpruce Pine, NC 287771245590025
  34. Matthew ThomasSalisbury, NC 281441215542535
  35. Sarah Thomas, HISWilson, NC 278931659916450
  36. Carolyn Thompson, AUD CC-AGastonia, NC 280541538326095
  37. Shelly Toney, HISGastonia, NC 280541376180281
  38. Winston Torrance, HISOxford, NC 275651699271411
  39. Ashley TraversAsheville, NC 288031699384503
  40. Catherine TschiemberMooresville, NC 281171205725272
  41. Allison VaughnRocky Mount, NC 278041528433711
  42. Clay VolkmannGreensboro, NC 274011780289892
  43. Learo WadeSalisbury, NC 281441306150123
  44. Martha WadlingtonHigh Point, NC 272651215884754
  45. Brooke WallaceWilliamston, NC 278921184493066
  46. Jane Walters, AUDSalisbury, NC 281471336686252
  47. Kailaha WaltonApex, NC 275231346068186
  48. James Warren, H.I.S.Cary, NC 275181962817692
  49. Courtney WhaleyMonroe, NC 281101801527445
  50. Stephen WhipkeyCharlotte, NC 282771942575667

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

North Carolina ranks 33 of 51 per resident

  1. Ohio3.1
  2. Colorado3.1
  3. Massachusetts3.0
  4. North Carolina3.0
  5. Connecticut3.0
  6. Virginia2.9
  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.

0.3% 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. North Carolina0.3%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in North Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file1 of 324 · 0.3% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file1 · 0.3% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more193 · 59.6% 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

324 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Carolina: 3 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Charlotte has 23 of them (7%).

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. Wisconsin329
  2. New York330
  3. Missouri315
  4. Michigan359

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Connecticut3.0
  2. Massachusetts3.0
  3. Virginia2.9
  4. Alabama2.9

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.