NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in North Dakota

31 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in North Dakota, 4 per 100,000 residents, the 17th highest rate of 51. Fargo and Bismarck have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Dakota license search.

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).

Fargo has the most, 11

  1. Fargo11
  2. Bismarck6
  3. Grand Forks5
  4. Devils Lake2
  5. Dickinson2

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in North Dakota

  1. Alexis AbbottFargo, ND 581031700221181
  2. Michael Durbin, BC-HISDevils Lake, ND 583011568588242
  3. Cheryl Engh, HISBismarck, ND 585031992379986
  4. Jerome EslingerFargo, ND 581031356786701
  5. Dana FagerlieFargo, ND 581031386180388
  6. Beth Gorder, HISFargo, ND 581021902775000
  7. Joseph Grant-KeilFargo, ND 581041497491831
  8. Arlynn Hefta, HEARINGAIDSPECIALISTDevils Lake, ND 583011427234319
  9. Janelle HermesGrand Forks, ND 582011447556782
  10. Danielle Hofer, HISFargo, ND 581031609621960
  11. Janet Kinzler, HADISPJamestown, ND 584011144302506
  12. Dean MerkelGrand Forks, ND 582011730367327
  13. Amy Noeldner, HISGrand Forks, ND 582031205382728
  14. Shelby Oakley, HISBismarck, ND 585031467181503
  15. Michelle PalmerDickinson, ND 586011710341623
  16. Sydney Pede, HISGrand Forks, ND 582031841063054
  17. Amanda Plank, H.I.SBismarck, ND 585031861124315
  18. Pamela PorischFargo, ND 581031437598836
  19. Terri Qual, BC-HISJamestown, ND 584011104189604
  20. Emily RichardFargo, ND 581031083962559
  21. Jan Richards, HISDickinson, ND 586011306095187
  22. Lisa Risovi, LMTMinot, ND 587011154621571
  23. David RossFargo, ND 581031154673838
  24. Ned SchauerBismarck, ND 585031992197396
  25. Mary Shaw, HISMinot, ND 587011275791725
  26. Jason ShillingstadBismarck, ND 585031346428703
  27. Charles Swenson, HISFort Yates, ND 585381649694928
  28. Keith Telenga, HA DISPBismarck, ND 585011891877890
  29. Nathan VossFargo, ND 581031295110641
  30. Richard WakefieldGrand Forks, ND 582011568638294
  31. Corey WaltherFargo, ND 581031245587336

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

North Dakota ranks 17 of 51 per resident

  1. Alaska4.1
  2. Indiana4.1
  3. Idaho4.0
  4. North Dakota4.0
  5. Kentucky3.8
  6. New Mexico3.7
  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.

0.0% 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 Dakota0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in North Dakota, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 31 · 0.0% here, 0.1% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file0 · 0.0% here, 0.2% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more25 · 80.6% 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

31 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Dakota: 4 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Fargo has 11 of them (35%).

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. Hawaii31
  2. Vermont31
  3. Alaska30
  4. Rhode Island30

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Idaho4.0
  2. Indiana4.1
  3. Kentucky3.8
  4. New Mexico3.7

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.