NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in South Carolina

181 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in South Carolina, 3.4 per 100,000 residents, the 25th highest rate of 51. Greenville and Myrtle Beach have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Carolina 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).

Greenville has the most, 17

  1. Greenville17
  2. Myrtle Beach14
  3. Florence13
  4. Columbia11
  5. Charleston10

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in South Carolina

  1. Linlee EngdahlEasley, SC 296401821633983
  2. Patrick FlynnColumbia, SC 292291477427276
  3. Lee Ann Fox, HAS-0437Rock Hill, SC 297301861319568
  4. Jacob FrancekRock Hill, SC 297321740954130
  5. Heather FriersonOrangeburg, SC 291151023672300
  6. Larry Frye, HASLexington, SC 290721588302962
  7. Robert GauthierColumbia, SC 292121710857768
  8. Melissa Gibbons-Kednocker, HASIrmo, SC 290631912651043
  9. Kimberly GoinGreenville, SC 296051346470960
  10. Kathleen Grabowski, SC HAS #0684Florence, SC 295061124743976
  11. Bryan GravesColumbia, SC 292291275294209
  12. Jessica GrayFlorence, SC 295011396307674
  13. Richard Greer, HASAnderson, SC 296211871877589
  14. Thomas Greive, BC-HISHilton Head Island, SC 299261750807277
  15. Jeanne HahnGreenville, SC 296091730321977
  16. Angie HammondSimpsonville, SC 296811841779287
  17. Terence Hanning, HISHilton Head, SC 299261992041263
  18. Rondald Hansis, HEARING AID SPECIALINorth Myrtle Beach, SC 295821841770294
  19. Stephen Harrell, H.I.SMyrtle Beach, SC 295771477318285
  20. Jane HeathFlorence, SC 295011841750668
  21. Cynthia Henderson, BC-HIS, SCHIDCamden, SC 290201396924130
  22. Daniel Hewson, HADGreenville, SC 296151699185074
  23. Ashley Hodnett, HAS/HISSpartanburg, SC 293031619701679
  24. Brenton Hoyos, H.A.S.North Charleston, SC 294061659763860
  25. Lori Hunter, HISSpartanburg, SC 293011841808359
  26. Robin Hutson, BC-HISIrmo, SC 290631730425133
  27. Travis JohnHilton Head, SC 299261588466460
  28. Jessica Johnson, HISMyrtle Beach, SC 295881417631938
  29. Russell Johnson, BC-HISColumbia, SC 292011417172966
  30. Trevor JohnsonSpartanburg, SC 293011376201012
  31. Leslie Johnston, HADS, HASAiken, SC 298011962100867
  32. Carolyn JonesHilton Head Island, SC 299261194393470
  33. Richard JonesGreer, SC 296501124750120
  34. Heather Klingaman, H.A.SMyrtle Beach, SC 295771841053725
  35. Michele KocentMyrtle Beach, SC 295771922668318
  36. Stephen KrehbielBluffton, SC 299101770201402
  37. River La Belle, HASGreenville, SC 296151427892264
  38. Jeremy Lafebre, H.I.S.Landrum, SC 293561760602619
  39. Michael Langer, ACA, HISPawleys Island, SC 295851760962971
  40. Hye Chin Lara, BC-HISWest Columbia, SC 291691518121722
  41. Stephanie LenhartEasley, SC 296401427940147
  42. Jody LeonardMyrtle Beach, SC 295771578048864
  43. Patricia Leviner, HASFlorence, SC 295011144719915
  44. Ashley Litchfield, BC-HISPawleys Island, SC 295851700497930
  45. Johnathan LittleConway, SC 295261518852516
  46. Heather Locklair, HIS # 453Florence, SC 295011730666744
  47. Robert Long, HISFlorence, SC 295011861738262
  48. Natalie Lucas, HASBluffton, SC 299101093287989
  49. Mary Lynch, HISCamden, SC 290201740526086
  50. Thomas MalenfantLittle River, SC 295661912373465

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

South Carolina ranks 25 of 51 per resident

  1. Michigan3.6
  2. Pennsylvania3.4
  3. Nebraska3.4
  4. South Carolina3.4
  5. West Virginia3.3
  6. Oklahoma3.3
  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. South Carolina0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in South Carolina, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 181 · 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 more93 · 51.4% 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

181 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Carolina: 3.4 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Greenville has 17 of them (9%).

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. Colorado184
  2. Tennessee173
  3. Kentucky172
  4. Oregon194

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. West Virginia3.3
  2. Oklahoma3.3
  3. Nebraska3.4
  4. Pennsylvania3.4

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.