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 4 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. Lakinta Smith, HISColumbia, SC 292061669399689
  2. Amy Steadman, HASAnderson, SC 296211083962831
  3. Curtis StephensSurfside Beach, SC 295751144838152
  4. Steven Suminski, BC-HISHilton Head Island, SC 299261083862148
  5. Robert Swedo, HISBluffton, SC 299101053929182
  6. James SwigerGreenville, SC 296051114290210
  7. Todd TamblingRock Hill, SC 297301356872147
  8. Jennifer Theros-Clarke, HISOrangeburg, SC 291151922344381
  9. Michael ThomasCharleston, SC 294071902408073
  10. Carla ThompkinsSummerville, SC 294851548659030
  11. Britany Thompson, HASColumbia, SC 292031922752989
  12. Ashley Troutman, HISColumbia, SC 292061164763595
  13. Joshua Van Van Ness, H.A.SMyrtle Beach, SC 295791528657715
  14. Andrea Voakes, HISN Charleston, SC 294061396081634
  15. Patrick Vuich, H.A.S.Myrtle Beach, SC 295881336547694
  16. Jennifer Waddell, HISSimpsonville, SC 296811275903676
  17. Sarah Waddington, HAS-0473Mt Pleasant, SC 294641528826393
  18. Brett Warren, HASRock Hill, SC 297321639027626
  19. Arthur WatsonAiken, SC 298031528329695
  20. Debra Wellington, SCHAS-452Florence, SC 295011588976989
  21. Brandon Whitaker, HTPCharleston, SC 294071215589106
  22. David WilkersonAnderson, SC 296211194912014
  23. Vickie WilkersonGreenville, SC 296051306409347
  24. Beth WilkinsonBeaufort, SC 299061063254134
  25. Perry WiltfangSpartanburg, SC 293011528391497
  26. Johnny Wise, HISGreenville, SC 296051215327242
  27. Derrick Woods, HTP-0914Mount Pleasant, SC 294641013435502
  28. Bradley WuestBluffton, SC 299101326512757
  29. G YoungColumbia, SC 292041912297912
  30. Austin ZaretskyIndian Land, SC 297071457090540
  31. Kimberly ZeiglerSummerville, SC 294831902339922

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.