NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hearing Instrument Specialist in South Dakota

41 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist with a practice address in South Dakota, 4.5 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. Rapid City and Sioux Falls have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South 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).

Rapid City has the most, 11

  1. Rapid City11
  2. Sioux Falls10
  3. Aberdeen6
  4. Brookings3
  5. Huron3

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in South Dakota

  1. Paula Abeln, BC-HISMitchell, SD 573011235443086
  2. Denny Austin, BC-HISHuron, SD 573501235467382
  3. Michael Bartley, LHAD # 172Brookings, SD 570061972760205
  4. Aaron BirdSioux Falls, SD 571051245092725
  5. Heather Brown, H.A.D./H.I.SSioux Falls, SD 571061649682584
  6. James Brown, HADSioux Falls, SD 571061114403904
  7. Susan ColleranPierre, SD 575011275820565
  8. Barry CoughlinAberdeen, SD 574011407311079
  9. Kelly Degryse, H.I.S.Rapid City, SD 577021912348129
  10. Cameron EichlerAberdeen, SD 574011023398831
  11. Jeffery FrenchRapid City, SD 577021114185014
  12. Cassandra Garver, HISRapid City, SD 577011750973665
  13. Rodney Guza, BC-HISBrookings, SD 570061972750917
  14. Daniel Hagel, HISRapid City, SD 577021588062889
  15. David HeidenAberdeen, SD 574011528937497
  16. Heather Heier-CradyAberdeen, SD 574011326640509
  17. Clint Hinker, HADMitchell, SD 573011457841843
  18. Kristie Klingenberg, HISSioux Falls, SD 571041770921702
  19. Amber Larsen, HADRapid City, SD 577011720857907
  20. Bryce MetzRapid City, SD 577011871044032
  21. Ann Narum, HISSioux Falls, SD 571041396183323
  22. J.c. Palmer, HISHuron, SD 573501114232634
  23. Janet Pank, HCPSioux Falls, SD 571081063876803
  24. Kurt RederWatertown, SD 572011639321904
  25. Robert Reierson, BCHISSioux Falls, SD 571051255921565
  26. Teresa RobinWatertown, SD 572011174899579
  27. Nancy Schlichenmayer, HEARING AID DISPENSEAberdeen, SD 574011790955631
  28. James Schultz, LHADBrookings, SD 570061306087762
  29. Barbara SherardRapid City, SD 577011922423813
  30. Eric SmithRapid City, SD 577011811357130
  31. Randall Smith, HISSioux Falls, SD 571081609649169
  32. James Sneeden, HADWatertown, SD 572011699929893
  33. Monica StraitLake Andes, SD 573561841450129
  34. Reid Sutton, H.I.S.Sioux Falls, SD 571061366603466
  35. Leonard Tougas, NBC-HISHuron, SD 573501588715734
  36. Jachi Trehal, HADRapid City, SD 577021891412383
  37. Megan Van ZeeSioux Falls, SD 571051598355802
  38. Michael WahleMitchell, SD 573011942412580
  39. Scott Walther, HISRapid City, SD 577021588375554
  40. Richard WardAberdeen, SD 574011184059412
  41. Laverne Willson, LICENSED HEARING INSRapid City, SD 577021275793853

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

South Dakota ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. Maine4.7
  2. Wyoming4.6
  3. Oregon4.6
  4. South Dakota4.5
  5. Kansas4.4
  6. Alaska4.1
  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 Dakota0.0%
  2. United States0.1%

Hearing Instrument Specialist records in South Dakota, measured

  • In a Medicare file0 of 41 · 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 more31 · 75.6% 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

41 NPPES records list hearing instrument specialist (237700000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Dakota: 4.5 per 100,000 residents against 3.2 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Rapid City has 11 of them (27%).

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. Delaware33
  2. Hawaii31
  3. North Dakota31
  4. Vermont31

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kansas4.4
  2. Oregon4.6
  3. Wyoming4.6
  4. Maine4.7

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.